recomnendations INDIA / 3HO
Medical suggestions
It is very likely that you will experience a bout of sickness while in India. There are many strange bacteria and amoebae to which your body has never been exposed and for which you do not have anti-bodies. It will probably be diarrhea (or "loose motions" as it is referred to there.) There are some things that you can take as preventative measures along the way but once it hits, it is best to go straight for the allopathic medicines like immodium. In such an intensive course you will not really have the time and space to deal with it effectively using natural means. Please see below for recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and a list of what I usually take to India with me.
• The Centers for Disease Control recommends a shot for Hepatitis A one month prior to going, pill vaccination for Typhoid one week before going. They recommend malaria pills starting one week before going. Hepatitis B is recommended if you predict blood exposure, but we don't. None of these are requirements for going, but I will be taking these measures myself. Talk to your doctor about it. If you want to check out the CDC website, look at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm .
• Talk to your doctor about bringing a supply (at least six 500-mg pills) of the antibiotic Cipro, or its equivalent, for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea.
• Taking along some insect repellant (DEET 30% is the most effective) for mosquitoes and some sun block is good idea.
• Order from your pharmacy or pick up in India some "World Health Organization Oral Re-hydration Salts" for adding to water to make a re-hydration solution and ask your doctor for some Compazine (which is a suppository) or some other nausea medication in case of travelers' diarrhea.
• Some recommend bringing a homeopathic first aid kit, bandages, blister pads, Bacitracin ointment, Tylenol or Advil, decongestants (like Afrin spray and/or Sudafed tablets), Benadryl capsules, Immodium and/or Pepto Bismol.
• Bring any other medications you require. Keep a list of your medications, so that in the event you lose them, they can be replaced. Allopathic medicines are available in India but often under other names.
Natural Prevention
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure". In light of that adage, here is another list:
• Yogi Bhajan recommends you eat an onion a day for the month before you go. Onions are a natural blood purifier and help your body deal with the cultural bacterial change.
• Do not eat anything that has not been cooked, peeled or washed properly.
• Drink only bottled or filtered water - stay away from ice.
• 7-R (herb caps for relaxing - good for sleep)
• 96-R (herb caps - great flu remedy)
• Acidophilus
• Anything green, like Chlorella (if you are used to a lot of salad this will help compensate.)
• Arnica cream.
• Vitamin B (excellent for stress)
• Constipation remedy
• Echinacea and Golden Seal
• Emergen-C packets
• Grapefruit seed extract (Biotin - this is a great natural antibiotic)
• Natural throat lozenges
• Melantonin (to adjust your internal time clock)
Recommend that you make packets of your daily supplements, so you don't have a lot of bottles and jars to carry.
Water
To prevent sickness, do not drink anything other than filtered or bottled water. Do not drink anything with ice in it unless you are in a hotel and they have filtered water. If you are purchasing water, make sure that the seal on the bottle is still good. You will be provided with 2 bottles of water per day. Once done with your water bottle, crush before throwing away to prevent scams where people refill old water bottles.
It is very likely that you will experience a bout of sickness while in India. There are many strange bacteria and amoebae to which your body has never been exposed and for which you do not have anti-bodies. It will probably be diarrhea (or "loose motions" as it is referred to there.) There are some things that you can take as preventative measures along the way but once it hits, it is best to go straight for the allopathic medicines like immodium. In such an intensive course you will not really have the time and space to deal with it effectively using natural means. Please see below for recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and a list of what I usually take to India with me.
• The Centers for Disease Control recommends a shot for Hepatitis A one month prior to going, pill vaccination for Typhoid one week before going. They recommend malaria pills starting one week before going. Hepatitis B is recommended if you predict blood exposure, but we don't. None of these are requirements for going, but I will be taking these measures myself. Talk to your doctor about it. If you want to check out the CDC website, look at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm .
• Talk to your doctor about bringing a supply (at least six 500-mg pills) of the antibiotic Cipro, or its equivalent, for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea.
• Taking along some insect repellant (DEET 30% is the most effective) for mosquitoes and some sun block is good idea.
• Order from your pharmacy or pick up in India some "World Health Organization Oral Re-hydration Salts" for adding to water to make a re-hydration solution and ask your doctor for some Compazine (which is a suppository) or some other nausea medication in case of travelers' diarrhea.
• Some recommend bringing a homeopathic first aid kit, bandages, blister pads, Bacitracin ointment, Tylenol or Advil, decongestants (like Afrin spray and/or Sudafed tablets), Benadryl capsules, Immodium and/or Pepto Bismol.
• Bring any other medications you require. Keep a list of your medications, so that in the event you lose them, they can be replaced. Allopathic medicines are available in India but often under other names.
Natural Prevention
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure". In light of that adage, here is another list:
• Yogi Bhajan recommends you eat an onion a day for the month before you go. Onions are a natural blood purifier and help your body deal with the cultural bacterial change.
• Do not eat anything that has not been cooked, peeled or washed properly.
• Drink only bottled or filtered water - stay away from ice.
• 7-R (herb caps for relaxing - good for sleep)
• 96-R (herb caps - great flu remedy)
• Acidophilus
• Anything green, like Chlorella (if you are used to a lot of salad this will help compensate.)
• Arnica cream.
• Vitamin B (excellent for stress)
• Constipation remedy
• Echinacea and Golden Seal
• Emergen-C packets
• Grapefruit seed extract (Biotin - this is a great natural antibiotic)
• Natural throat lozenges
• Melantonin (to adjust your internal time clock)
Recommend that you make packets of your daily supplements, so you don't have a lot of bottles and jars to carry.
Water
To prevent sickness, do not drink anything other than filtered or bottled water. Do not drink anything with ice in it unless you are in a hotel and they have filtered water. If you are purchasing water, make sure that the seal on the bottle is still good. You will be provided with 2 bottles of water per day. Once done with your water bottle, crush before throwing away to prevent scams where people refill old water bottles.
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