Top Tips to Beat Nausea & Motion Sickness Naturally & Effectively

- Eating right before travel, such as an apple or a full meal, helps prevent motion sickness. Keeping food in the stomach like nuts & grapes or planning regular food stops can make a difference. Avoid reading or looking at screens while in motion; sitting in the front seat and looking straight ahead also reduces nausea. Ginger candies can help if nausea suddenly worsens.

- For nausea relief, a multi-faceted approach works best: wear acupressure bracelets, use essential oil inhalers with ginger, peppermint, fennel, chamomile, lemon, and lavender, and try ginger chews, ginger lollipops, or plain oatmeal. Flat Coca-Cola can be more effective than ginger-ale. Small, bland meals like soda crackers and rice are beneficial.

- Some suggest that nausea occurs in the brain's region responsible for psychosis, so medications used for mental health conditions may provide relief; consider consulting a doctor for potential prescription options.

- Wearing a single earplug can significantly reduce motion sickness symptoms.

- Blowing air on the skin or using a fan, vent, or open window can alleviate nausea.

- Less Drowsy Dramamine helps by also decongesting sinuses.

- If experiencing frequent or severe nausea, it may indicate issues with the vestibular system; getting checked by a healthcare professional is recommended.

- Ginger tea, ginger candies, or juicing fresh ginger and adding water can help tremendously during episodes of nausea or on planes.

- Scenting with peppermint essential oil or chewing peppermint gum, along with standing up straight, laying flat, and deep breathing, can be soothing.

- Candied ginger is a popular remedy for ongoing nausea.

- Sniffing rubbing alcohol swabs for about a minute or two can cut severe nausea safely, with no drug interactions.

- Gentle airflow—cold or not warm—is effective in reducing nausea.

- For persistent nausea, Zofran (ondansetron) is highly effective; other medications like scopalamine patches can also be helpful, especially during travel or flying.

- Hydration is crucial, as fluid loss affects the inner ear and can worsen vertigo and nausea.

- An acupressure technique involving clenching fists around thumbs and focusing on an upward horizon can provide relief.

- Deep breaths and visual focus help mitigate motion-induced nausea, possibly by addressing visual-vestibular input discrepancies.

- Chewing sour or hard candies, greasy snacks like fries or Cheetos, or stress-relief pastilles can provide quick relief and help calm stress-induced nausea.

- Smiling widely can help curb nausea reflexes, as demonstrated on "Dirty Jobs," by engaging facial muscles.

- Medications such as Dramamine and prescribed anti-nausea drugs like Zofran are effective for severe or ongoing nausea.

- Be aware of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome; symptoms may lessen with hot showers and require stopping marijuana use.