Ginger Works Great for Motion Sickness

Reading an article on this site on Ginger I had to put in my view. She mentioned in the article that one of the many things it helps with is motion sickness. I wanted to 2nd that!
I have had problems with motion sickness my entire life. It is not fun to have to ask to sit in a front seat when there are 4 people climbing in the car with your spouse climbing in the back seat. But I figure asking to sit up front is a lot less embarrassing than asking to stop on the side of the road so I can throw up!!!

Trying something new for motion sickness can be really hard to do. When you know you are getting into a situation when you are going to need it..to think that something you are trying isn’t going to work and you may be sick is a terrible feeling. I have never gone on a cruise because of it. (I still am a little too worried about being gone for days in a situation where my “cures” may not be strong enough).

But I watched the show ” Myth Busters” and they had a segment on motion sickness. They used two of their guys who had problems with it. They blind folded them and spun them in a chair until they would throw up. They first tried it without using anything and would time the length of time before they got sick. Then they tried different “cures” to see how they would work. They used a placebo and wrist bands (neither of which worked). They also tried Dramamine and it worked a little longer, but they both still got sick. Then they used ginger root pills. It worked great for both of them and they stopped the test without either of them getting sick. So their conclusion was that the ginger root worked the best.

That gave me the nerve to try it on an airplane. I have used it ever since. You don’t get tired at all!!! I do have to admit there was one time when I went for a long distance in the back seat of a car with it…and I had taken it first thing that day and it was later in the day so maybe that was the problem, but i did feel just a little uneasy at the end of the drive..but didn’t feel like I was going to actually get sick.

I have been thrilled with it and wanted to pass it on for others who may have the same problem and hate to fall asleep everytime they have to fly or go in a boat.

Sandy Jenney
www.organizewithsandy.com