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"The industry had so many physicians on its payrolls that some drug companies created special services that allowed doctors to get paid or reserve air travel and hotels with a simple call or click on a website. At a website created by Merck, doctors could find out when their checks from the company would arrive in the mail and make travel reservations twenty-four hours a day. Merck even let the doctors it was flying around the world select their "first choice" and "second choice" of hotels. Most doctors saw nothing wrong with this. "They are making a lot of hay about nothing," said Dr." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"While recent research has shown that air travel is related to an increased risk of thrombosis [blood clots], there were questions about the cause," Rosendaal says. Was it just sitting still for a long time that increased the risk or was it also due to factors specific to air travel? "For the latter, people have suggested that the low pressure in the cabin [equal to a mountain altitude of 2,500 meters] could increase the tendency of the blood to clot," he adds. RECOMMENDATIONS The findings do not point to any clear change in current practice. " - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"With world air travel expected to grow at about 5 percent a year for at least the next twenty years, the global crisis of newly emerging infectious diseases is unlikely to disappear anytime soon. Others argue for the impact of global warming and hotter weather on growing rates of infectious diseases. In Al Gore's 2006 movie An Inconvenient Truth, a disturbing chart cites rising rates of illnesses, among them SARS, malaria, Ebola virus, and avian flu." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"This infection is usually a result of bacteria or viruses from the back of the throat moving into the middle ear, but it can be triggered by decompression in air travel, increased exposure to cold climates and high altitudes, exposure to smoking or to wood-burning stoves, and a lowered resistance due to an allergy or upper respiratory infection. Recommendations include a well-balanced diet, ruling out food allergies that can compromise the immune system, and enzyme supplements to improve overall digestion, absorption of nutrients, and the strength of the immune system." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Blood coagulability increases during long air travel and blood flow slows down, especially in the lower legs. Dehydration and in-flight alcohol exacerbate the situation. Our Recommendations Nattokinase and lumbrokinase have a great future in both preventing and treating atherosclerotic buildup. Since our natural production of plasmin slows as we age and other factors can enter the picture to thicken the blood, it makes good sense to consider these enzymes for prevention. We strongly recommend them for people at high risk for forming clots." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"We face new dangers of rapid spread of infections because of world wide air travel. This travel permits the spread of serious infections by those who are only incubating an infection or have an undiagnosed illness (influenza, tuberculosis). Air travel exposes us all to re-circulated air, which is less expensive for the airlines than continuous warming of freezing air brought in from outside the plane. In the same manner, our buildings are now air tight and energy efficient, but cause us to breath re-circulated air, which is more hazardous re infectious disease than fresh air." - James A. Howenstine, A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"Thick clouds of smoke, ash, and haze blanketed Southeast Asia, disrupted air travel, and caused at least one airline crash that killed 234 people. Smog levels rose to an unprecedented level four times that of a second-stage smog alert during a hot summer day in Los Angeles during the 1970s. Businesses and schools closed. People collapsed in Jakarta's streets, and birds dropped out of the sky. The forest fires caused economic losses of at least $1.3 billion. More than seven and a half million people in fifteen Indonesian provinces faced serious food shortages and required outside assistance." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"It is great after air travel or a day on your feet. It is very easy to do. First, grab a blanket and find a clear wall in your house. Next, lie on the floor so that your left hip is touching the wall. Bend your knees and then slowly roll down onto your side so that your right hip touching the wall and both hips and feet are touching the floor, as in the first photograph. Then bend (continued on next page) your knees into your chest, hug them in, and then swing around, bringing your legs up onto the wall. Your body should make an L, as in the third pho-tograph." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Flying saps your body of water, which increases that sluggish feeling that frequently results from air travel. • Airplane Food The in-air eating plan for long flights or the red-eye: Load up on carbohydrates—like pasta or bread with jam—at the beginning of the flight. These can help you relax and get some sleep. About an hour before landing, eat a protein-rich snack—peanut butter crackers or a small sandwich—to boost your energy. • Light Up Your Life When you land early in the morning after an all-night flight, don't immediately crawl into bed with the shades drawn." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Hypnosis can help overcome phobias and more common fears such as dislike of air travel, heights, exams or going to the dentist. Smoking, drug and alcohol addiction and eating disorders can be controlled with hypnosis. The highest level of co-operation and trust must exist between the patient and the hypnotherapist. At the outset, therapists discuss the patient's problems, what they want to achieve, dispel any perceived concerns, and explain just what will happen during a session." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Bad breath becomes a thing of the past. air travel does not entail jet lag. Various other complaints, like athlete's foot, acne, allergies, colds, flus, dandruff, herpes or cold sores simply vanish. The physical senses sharpen. The person's psychic ability and feeling of being "in sync," or "in the flow of synchronicity," flourish. The person finds himself or herself more dynamic, radiant, charismatic and confident. There is a feeling of lightness that everyone new to the raw diet comments on because far less energy is required for digestion." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Continue breathing deeply for a few minutes, letting the air travel to tension trouble spots and whisking them away. Banish Stress from Head to Toe Anxiety is a product of confusion in both the mind and body. So in order to eliminate stress, you need to restore order to both. Progressive muscle relaxation forces you to use your muscles and your brain to systematically reduce anxiety and restore calm. It sounds a lot more complicated than it is. Simply lie down in a quiet room if possible, or find a peaceful place where you can sit comfortably without interruption." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"The Eco-Class fund is aimed at mitigating the annual climate impact of Nike's air travel on Delta flights by offsetting the equivalent carbon emissions. PCBs and the Hudson River go together like, well, GE and supermnd. Besides being responsible for PCB pollution of the Hudson River Valley, GE contributes to some seventy-five to one hundred Superfund sites." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"While recent research has shown that air travel is related to an increased risk of blood clots, there were questions about the cause. Frits R. Rosendaal, MD, PhD Previous research has found that the risk of blood clots after plane travel (a phenomenon sometimes called economy-class syndrome) is two to four times higher than at other times. However, the mechanisms behind this phenomenon remain unclear. Data also suggest that longer flights carry a greater risk of blood clots than shorter flights." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Was it just sitting still for a long time that increased the risk or was it also due to factors specific to air travel? "For the latter, people have suggested that the low pressure in the cabin [equal to a mountain altitude of 2,500 meters] could increase the tendency of the blood to clot," he adds. RECOMMENDATIONS The findings do not point to any clear change in current practice. "It doesn't change the management approach," Deitelzweig says. "People at high risk still get low-molecular heparin [an an-ticlotting drug]." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The media's increased coverage of health topics, in stories on the dangers lurking in ordinary activities such as air travel and vaccination, has raised worries about routine health care and increased people's perception of their vulnerability to new and exotic diseases. Media stories also tend to misrepresent the dangers of new environmental influences and aspects of modernity, while playing down more mundane causes of ill health, such as the link between tobacco and heart disease." - Greg Critser, Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies (Get the book.)

"A veritable bible of world travel, The Practical Nomad, now in its third edition, contains invaluable resources on everything ranging from air travel to rail passes to volunteering abroad. Says Hasbrouck, "the biggest mistake you could make, in my opinion, would be not to travel around the world, at least once in your life, if you have the chance." Even if we can't drop everything to troll the globe for six months, The Practical Nomad offers tips, resources, and advice sure to benefit the intrepid travelers among us." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Powles says that although he had advised against air travel, the benefits outweigh the risk. I have never been to California and I start to dream of sun, beaches and quiet seas. It is time for my appointment with Sir David Weatherall. I go to the Institute of Molecular Medicine, which is next to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Sir David comes personally to reception and takes me to his study. In time I notice that no phones ring and no secretary comes in. All my medical records are on his desk, but Sir David asks me to state the case as I see it. I go through my history." - Michael Gearin-Tosh, Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny (Get the book.)

"Rapid changes in air pressure, such as occur during air travel, often cause ear pain and can even result in damage to the eardrum. This is called aerotitis or barotitis media. If an infection is present, the effects of pressure changes are magnified. Q Children who have frequent ear infections should be tested for food allergies. The role of allergies as a major cause of chronic otitis media has been firmly established. (See allergies in Part Two.) EATING DISORDERS See anorexia nervosa; appetite, poor; bulimia; obesity; underweight. ECZEMA See dermatitis." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"However, people who are at high risk for blood clots should consider safe preventive measures, such as regular exercise and refraining from sleeping pills or excess alcohol during air travel. ||. For more information on "economy-class syndrome," visit the American Heart Association Web site at www.americanheart.org/ presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010041. Drug-Eluting Stents Four Times Better than Others Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions news release." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Taking vacations to sunny areas correlates to increased melanoma incidence34 and higher accessibility to air travel correlates strongly with the increasing incidence of melanoma, presumably due to taking sunny vacations that lead to sunburn.35 Most of those vacationers are probably applying plenty of sunscreen that blocks UVB. They therefore do stay out in the sun too long, especially if they have not built up a protective tan. Others may simply stay out too long and burn themselves, which can lead to melanoma." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"As our status increases, so do the size and firmness of our territorial boundaries: from cubicles to offices to executive suites; from public housing to private condo apartments to penthouses; from the bus to the train to first-class air travel, with its private lounges with spacious seating areas. Like lions in their wild kingdom, the people with the highest status have vast amounts of territory that they consider their own. Yet we still balance this desire for privacy with an equally strong desire to connect." - Tonya Reiman, The Power of Body Language: How to Succeed in Every Business and Social Encounter (Get the book.)

"The emblem of the caduceus appears on many logos in the medical and air travel business. The caduceus has meant many things to many people over the years. It was the emblem of Enki, the Sumerian god known as the Lord of the Sacred Eye (c2000BC). The Greek physician, and later god of healing, Asklepios, held a staff with a single serpent coiled around it (cl200BC). Several centuries later Hippocrates literally took up the same baton." - Robin, Dr. Kelly, The Human Antenna: Reading the Language of the Universe in the Songs of Our Cells (Get the book.)

"The problem of blood clots after air travel has been in the news over past months. "I'm prescribing Serrapeptase to patients who are planning a long-haul flight. They take it two months before departure and another two months on their return. Some of my elderly patients like to stay on a low dose all the time, rather like those who take a continual low aspirin dose." The anti-coagulant drug Warfarin is not well supported by some people. That presents a dilemma, as they may be suffering from high blood pressure and run the risk of thrombosis. Ms." - Robert Redfern, The Miracle Enzyme Is Serrapeptase (Get the book.)

"DVT has been dubbed the "economy class syndrome" due to its association with long-distance air travel, but it can just as often affect people who frequently take trips on buses or trains or in cars. Unusual and tragic cases, such as the death of thirty-nine-year-old NBC reporter David Bloom, caused by his riding for days in a cramped military vehicle while covering the Iraq war, occasionally bring DVT to the attention of the public." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"The seeds themselves are surrounded by a winged membrane making air travel more likely. Distribution: Tecoma stans var. angustata is found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert regions of southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The northern most reaches of Trumpet flower are determined by low temperatures. Some plants in southeast Arizona are frozen back to the ground after precipitously low temperatures, after in the spring they quickly rebound. The plant makes its home on foothills, rocky slopes, and among boulders where some cold protection can be gained. T. stans var." - Charles W. Kane, Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest (Get the book.)

"Air travel also can lead to acute inflammation of the sinuses, because of changes in air pressure. Chronic sinusitis problems may be caused by small growths in the nose, injury of the nasal bones, air pollution, dental complications, emotional stress, smoking, and exposure to irritant fumes and smells. Allergic sinusitis may be caused by hay fever or food allergies, especially allergies to milk and dairy products. People with compromised immune systems are susceptible to fungal sinusitis, a potentially dangerous condition that requires aggressive treatment." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Powles have ruled out air travel. The Czarist officers, in my case, come from hospitals that administer chemotherapy to prolong life but by a process of pain and nausea. It is easy to identify: Cornelie wrote of the same peasants who were whipped by the postmaster: I heard them singing a melancholy song. At the same time they are always shouting like madmen and this seems to act as a great stimulus both to them and to their horses. (A Visit to St. Petersburg, p. 36) I start to shout in my visualisation tunnels. But I have a sneaking regard for the grand Russian ladies." - Michael Gearin-Tosh, Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny (Get the book.)

"Research using Schuman resonance pulsing devices to create a constant magnetic pulse in air travel has found that they decrease the incidence of jet lag. The author tries to spend a certain amount of daily time exercising barefoot on the Earth. It is a force of Nature about which we would benefit by having more knowledge. For example, recent Russian work on geomagnetic energies has shown that the growth of children varies with the geomagnetic area in which they live.25 It is possible that geomagnetic forces have more effect on our energies than we can imagine." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"If you have an ear infection, avoid air travel. Traveling by air can be very uncomfortable for a person with an ear infection. air travel does not necessarily injure the ear or increase your risk of developing an ear infection, but the change of air pressure in the cabin on takeoff and landing can greatly increase the pain. If you must fly, it may be worthwhile to take nasal decongestant drops, along with a painkiller, before takeoff. A product called Ear Planes may help as well, by maintaining an even air pressure within the ears." - Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND, Smart Medicine for Healthier Living : Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Adults (Get the book.)

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