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May 28 2010
Discover 4 Easy Ways To Prevent Motion Sickness
Preventing motion sickness is easier than you may think. All it requires is a little advance planning. If you wait for the symptoms to rear their ugly heads before starting treatment, you are already too late. Instead, you can one-up them by preventing motion sickness in the first place. Here are some tips that will help you prevent motion sickness.
1. Plan in advance where you will sit while traveling and pick your travel position carefully: For instance, if you are riding in a car, argue for the drivers seat. If you are traveling by airplane, try to get a window seat over the wing for best results. And if you are planning to go on a cruise opt for a lower cabin located in the middle of the ship. These chosen spots will offer the least amount of motion and the greatest likelihood for preventing motion sickness before it even starts.
2. If you were not able to select one of the “anti-motion-sickness” travel positions mentioned above, you can still prevent motion sickness by taking appropriate medication. Fortunately, there are many over-the-counter medications that are effective in preventing the symptoms of motion sickness. The active ingredients in these medications relax the stimulation of the inner ear and blocks the motion messages to the brain., thereby preventing the brain from receiving conflicting sensory messages which is the main cause of motion sickness.
3. If you are reluctant to take medication because of the side effects (e.g. drowsiness), there are also natural remedies you can use to prevent motion sickness. Try using ginger. It works wonders and comes in many different forms which make it convenient to travel with and to be taken whenever needed. Ginger can be taken as a pill, sucked on as a candy, or brewed and drunk as a tea ( this is my personal favorite)!
4. Motion sickness bands are another option worth trying. These bands are specially designed to treat suffers of motion sickness. They fit on your wrist and apply acupressure that helps to keep nausea at bay.
Clearly, there are many options and remedies that you can use to prevent motion sickness. So you don’t have to suffer through the misery of travel sickness when you travel anymore. Plan ahead and be prepared. And when travel time comes around, head off for some well deserved R&R confident that motion sickness will not put a damper on your fun. Happy Travels.
May 7 2010
Basic Knowledge On Self Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a process of speaking to the subconscious mind rather than conscious mind, in order to achieve a goal or change their views on an idea.
This can be done by someone else or by ones self. The one done by ones self is called self hypnosis.
You can also do it by yourself. To start self hypnosis, understand its basic knowledge as mentioned below:
What is?
Self hypnosis is hypnosis done by a person to himself relaxing and inducing himself into a hypnotic state. By doing self hypnosis, the person can realign his subconscious thinking with what his conscious mind wants his subconscious to think.
The process can help improvement in various areas, including health.
The use
Hypnosis helps relaxing and calming. This makes hypnosis, particularly self hypnosis be chosen as a way of reducing stress.
The other benefits of self hypnosis are to help people quit smoking and losing weight.
Actually, other goals excluding health are also possible. Many people use it to do better at work or school.
Shortly, self hypnosis will give good result in a wide-ranging part of your life.
Concerns
There are many concerns on hypnosis. One of them is the fear of having the mind controlled, especially if you have seen a stage hypnotist act. Actually, this fear shows you that you can do self hypnosis easier. Because, you are in complete control of everything that happens.
The other one is the fear of being unable to wake up while being hypnotized. Actually, no need to concern about that. Remember that when you take a nap, even if you dont tell yourself to wake up, you still do naturally wake up. Also, youll still feel hungry, thirsty and tired. So, your body is still functioning. Your body would simply wake you up naturally.
To start
Simply get into a comfortable position. Bring yourself in a hypnotic state, one in which your brain is very focused and concentrated on one thought. While in the hypnotic state, make suggestions to yourself, as in your script. Wake yourself up, with a slow counting sign. In this step, it may be helpful to add in a bit of the script I will wake up and I will feel energized to work on my goal.
The magic words
Your script is the set of magic words you say to yourself during hypnosis. It is a lot better to repeat them at intervals throughout the day, just like a mantra.
A good script is something short. It should be short enough to be easily memorized. It has also to be positive. Dont use negative form. It has also to be as if youve already completed a part of your goal.
You dont actually need to believe your script. It is there to convince you of what you are saying. If youve already believed it, you wouldnt need to keep repeating it to yourself.