Travel Tip Number 4 - Immunizations

Your local hospital will have a place known as a "Travel Clinic" which will include internet access to recommended immunizations for where ever you plan to travel. They will also check your health records and give you a consultation.

The clinic I went to in Nashville in 2003 for my first trip recommended a Tetanus booster shot, also shots for Hepatitis A and Typhoid.

Then there is what can become an "issue" of Malaria medication. This comes in several oral forms, but can have side effects for sensitive people. Please check into this and discuss it carefully with your health care practitioner. This is an important decision to make concerning this trip.

I have chosen to not take any malaria medication due to the fact that I tend to be hypersensitive to chemicals. Instead I take a few "health food" products that are supposed to stimulate a person's natural immune system. In fact these are the same products I would take in the wintertime to prevent flu symptoms even while staying here in this country. This has been a successful plan for me.

Here are the names of my two favorite products:

New Chapter "Host Defense" which comes in oral spray bottle, liquid drops (to add to my water bottle) and capsules
Gaia brand "Astragalus" which comes in liquid drops or gel caps

Remember to bring along your "favorite" Mosquito Repellant!

Please do what is RIGHT FOR YOU!