“It's better to travel well than to arrive.” –Buddha

 

Nutrition For Travel

 

Travel, especially to international destinations, is currently limited for most of us. However, whether you’re doing some local travel, engaging in social-distanced outdoor activities, or on complete lockdown, we are all eager to return to travel the way we knew it. The US travel association recently collated numerous polls that show that most travelers miss flying and would fly to anywhere right now, as long as it was safe. Unfortunately, the reality is that travel has changed and could remain changed for a long time. We may no longer be able to just get up and go without taking some pre-travel health precautions.

Caprese Stuffed AvocadoPrior to the pandemic, travelers traveled with less emphasis on the health risks associated with travel. Most people felt comfortable going to a destination as long as they’ve been vaccinated against the diseases prevalent in that location or could get proper treatment if they were to fall sick while on the go. As more information about the pandemic emerges, we now realize that being healthy and boosting our immune system prior to travel is as important as what we do during travel if we want a healthier and safer journey. Even when the pandemic becomes history, travelers will inevitably put more emphasis on how much risk the entire process of traveling poses to their health. The higher the risk, the lower the desire to travel, and vice versa.

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Does clean eating feel like a lovely concept but just not do-able in a busy world? I get it, the world is moving fast these days. Many companies have downsized leaving fewer employees to do more work which means more hours. We have families to take care of, extracurricular activities, appointments to go to, the list goes on and on.

Eating clean perhaps feels like one of those nice to do things but just doesn't seem possible. Today I want to give you some tips on how you can begin to eat clean in a busy world.

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pdf28 Day Clean Eating Plan PDF for Download

 

To prepare yourself for travel you need to be healthy and to be healthy it starts with what you eat. The best place to start eating healthy is to focus on the quality of the foods you eat. This brings us to the concept of clean eating.

Clean eating is not a new concept! Nor is it a fad diet to shed weight. Clean eating is about sticking to what is closest to natural products and avoid processed foods that come out of a box. It's not about restricting what you eat, but rather about making conscious choices to eat better quality foods. This means more natural products and fewer chemicals and additives. Although some people may be able to jump right into clean eating and never look back, most need to ease into this lifestyle. A sure way to get started is to start by drinking more water; second, eliminate processed foods; third balance your meals; and finally control portion size.

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