How to Maintain Healthy Digestion When Traveling - Wellness Wednesday with Cindy

[Music] foreign [Music] hi I'm Cindy Santa Ana integrative nutritionist for the evening clinics and your Wellness Wednesday host today's topic is how to stay healthy when you're traveling I'm going to do a series of a few videos on traveling this summer so if you've got a trip planned check these out our first topic is digestion and how to keep things moving when you're traveling often most

people struggle with going to the bathroom regularly when they're traveling so here's some tips to keep things kind of regular the first is to make sure that you're drinking plenty of water talking eight ounces of water every hour especially if you're on a plane which I know can be Troublesome because maybe you don't want to get up and use the lavatory but it's really important stay

hydrated when you're traveling and if you're in a car too same thing just try to make some frequent stops then move your body as much as possible so if you're sitting waiting for your flight maybe get up and walk around I know some people have caught me doing some walking lunges through some airport terminals before so getting up and moving around is really important you can

also do some calf raises while you're seated at your seat on a plane to keep your lymphatic system moving also consider traveling with magnesium citrate so if you often get constipated when you're traveling magnesium citrate can help but if you take too much it can cause loose stools so it's really important to test your dose out before you travel before you get on the road so

you know what your body is used to and what it likes I like to take magnesium glycinate because it also helps with sleep and stress and hormones so that's my personal favorite but if you do struggle with constipation magnesium citrate it's going to be your friend then at most meals you want to try to get in at least one plant fiber so a salad or some

fibrous veggies is really beneficial for that gut health you can also take a probiotic but I recommend again starting those at home so you see how your body tolerates and does with those but increasing those fibrous Broods can be really beneficial for gut Flora diversity and also supporting Hormone Health so stay tuned for my next video on how to um or what to pack when you're

taking a trip this summer take care [Music]