David Wolfe's interview and healthy travel tips

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Check out: http://www.21daystohealth.com/. Even if you do not plan to buy the program, there is a free download (MP3 as well as a PDF) of an interview with David Wolfe.

 

Here are some healthy travel tips from: http://renegadehealth.com/blog/7-essential-healthy-travel-tips-for-health-nuts/. Full article pasted below.

 

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You and I both know that healthy travel–if you're a health nut or worse a raw foodist–is not easy business.

Right now, I'm writing from Denver International Airport. Looking around the concourse, I'm saddened to say that there's nothing much I could eat, except for maybe the leaves from potted plant to my right.

I get numerous requests for healthy travel tips, so here's what I do to avoid the overwhelm and stress that could occur if I'm not careful!

Take a look and then add your own so we can create a resource for anyone who needs some advice!

 

 

 

 

Healthy Travel Tips #1

Research healthy food and restaurant options online beforehand. Search for keywords like "Organic Restaurant Los Angeles CA" or "Raw Food Restaurants Manhattan". I like to line up 3-5 places where Annmarie and I can go beforehand, so we know that when we get there hungry we won't have to panic.

 

I keep a folder with all our travel plans as well as the address and phone numbers of the healthy restaurant, so we have them available at all times.

Be sure to call beforehand to make sure they're still open!

Healthy Travel Tips #2

Shop for healthy snacks before you leave. This should seem pretty basic, but in our most recent trip to Denver, we forgot!

Purchase apples, raw organic trail mixes, dried fruits, flax crackers and other raw organic snacks. These should last you for the flight and the first day or so of your trip. You can also prepare foods or salads and bring them along.

 

Healthy Travel Tips #3

Use the internet again to find healthy grocery stores at your destination. Many major cities have Whole Foods or Wild Oats as well as some neat local natural food stores. I prefer the local natural stores, but many times you have to dig deep to find them.

 

When you get there, get foods that won't perish quickly like the foods I mentioned above unless you are staying at a place with either a prep area or refrigerator. This is good news for people who are staying with friends, at hotels with these options or hostels.

 

Healthy Travel Tips #4

Since you can't being your own water into the gate area, drink as much clean filtered or spring water before you get past the security gates. You need an incredible amount of water when you're flying and the longer the flight the more you need.

 

Once I get into the gate area, I usually buy 4-6 large bottles for the trip. Yes, it's heavy and, yes, it's probably Aquasana or Dasani, but I'd rather be hydrated.

By the way… try to sit in an aisle seat so you can get up to stretch and go to the bathroom often!

Healthy Travel Tips #5

Bring hydrogen peroxide to wash your raw fruits and veggies if you're traveling internationally or even in the States. You can also bring items like cayenne, aged garlic extract, cinammon and other anti-bacterial herbs to make sure you don't get any intruders during your trip.

 

Healthy Travel Tips #6

Bring sea salt. This is to remineralize as well as aviod constipation. Sea salt can help get everything moving so you don't have to suffer when you get to your destination. I'm not a coffee drinker, but my last resort is literally just a sniff of coffee (I don't even need to drink it) and everything moves a little easier!

 

Healthy Travel Tips #7

Loosen up. I eat an extremely clean and healthy diet at home. When I travel, I loosen my rules. Traveling and maintaining the diet I eat at home sometimes causes more stress than I feel is good for me or my body. So for that reason, I've been known to stop at an Indian or Ethiopian resturant in the States or even broader fare when we're traveling internationally–particularly in countries where bacteria lives on just about everything you put into your mouth.

 

This is a personal choice for you. I just find my mind is more at ease when I travel and don't have to continually think about whether I will be able to eat the way I usually do at home every meal during the trip. It creates a certain neurosis, I could do without!

 

These are just some of the many and things I do to prepare for healthy travel, let me know what you do when you're traveling at the end of this posting so we can make a resource for anyone who visits this page! Just

click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page to post your comments!

 

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