Things to pack for a safe & healthy vacation...What to eat & limit to ensure you feel well & stay well...Foods that provide natural sunblock!

I'm so glad I had packed all that I had! On day three of our trip to Cancun, Mexico, my youngest son, David, developed a massive mouth abscess, and on day 8, I ended up with 3 acute rib fractures from a huge wave crashing me into my husband. My careful planning allowed me to have everything I needed right on hand. 
..I had my own pharmacy packed:)

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Supplements to Pack:

• HMF "Travel" Probiotics - A MUST!!! Provides the strains needed to protect you in places like Mexico, the Caribbean or countries where water and food may be contaminated.   
• Vitamin C - boost your immune system to help fight viruses.
• Zinc - to help fight any stress in your body and improve immune health.  Also helps with skin/tissues healing. 
• Vitamin D (yes, if you're wearing sunscreen all day you will not absorb vitamin D) - For optimum immune health, and bones of  course.
• Digestive Enzymes - To help digest food/nutrients, and prevent digestive issues while away, and eating new foods. 
• Omegas - To keep inflammation down and prevent free radical damage while in the sun and eating at buffets:)
• DGL tabs (Deglycerized​ Licorice Root) - for indigestion/Gerd/acid reflux. 

Colloidal Silver Antibiotics - A MUST!!! For any infection, sore throat, viral or bacterial illness, UTI's, cuts/sores. *I used it for my son's mouth  abscess and it cleared it right up!!

Homeopathic Remedies:

• Arnica - for pain/inflammation)
• Nux Vomica - to prevent or stop vomiting, for nausea.  
• Tabiccum - for over indulgence:)  
• Belladonna - for sunburn, fever with red face
• Apis - For sunburn, colds
• Ferum Phosphoricum - for Fever, and bleeding noses

Callus pads/bandages, tensor bandages: Walking with sandals after months without them, calluses develop fast and can cause a lot of pain making walking difficult. Tensor bandages are helpful with any sprains ..OR broken Ribs!!

Zinc Oxide Mineral Sunscreen - especially for those really white skinned individuals, like my son, William.  He burned 5 days straight with regular sunscreen. 

Zinc Oxide Face Foundation - I use It Cosmetics Foundation with 50 sunscreen in it.  The zinc oxide completely protects your face and is water resistant.  It's a full coverage and gives a lovely glow.  No CHEMICALS!

THINGS TO EAT THAT NATURALLY PROTECT YOU FROM THE HARMFUL RAYS OF THE SUN & HELP AGAINST FREE RADICAL DAMAGE:
Blueberries...top of the list!
Green Tea...next runner up!!
Black berries
Fruits & Veggies high in Carotene - watermelon is top of the list, carrots, sweet potato, cantelope, butternut squash.
Greens - spinach, all green leafy vegetables.
Omegas - These help against free radical damage from the sun and calm inflammation.  


FOODS TO LIMIT
Sugar ..it lowers your immune system and causes inflammation
Processed foods - Causes inflammation, stresses immune system
Overconsumption of dairy, and refined carbohydrates/gluten - all can cause inflammation, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, indigestion/acid reflux. 
Alcohol - it dehydrates you, and is loaded with sugar and some, food colouring.  


FOODS TO ENJOY LOTS OF:
Fresh fruits & Veggies
Fresh wild caught fish/salmon
Lean meats - chicken and turkey breasts and lean beef/steak
Healthy Fats - avocados, nuts like walnuts, pecans, almonds, extra virgin olive oil, salmon. 


LAST BUT NOT LEAST...Get enough SLEEP! Try to get to bed between 10 & 11, so your adrenals have time to reset, leaving you refreshed in the morning and will keep your immune system strong.  AND... get EXERCISE!  Walk, hike, swim.  A walk along the beach can be so relaxing and grounding (walk with bare feet for the grounding).  You will  calm your adrenals, and boost your energy, keeping that metabolism going, and mood up!


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