Motion sickness, sometimes referred as travel sickness is a illness where you feel like vomiting while traveling. It can take off all your joy, thrill and excitement of picnic or trip. Some people are prone to motion sickness, and if you are one of them, here are some tips to avoid motion sickness and to enjoy your holiday trip fully with your friends.

What cause motion sickness?

Our mind keeps our balance by sensing the signal produce by our eyes, ears, muscles and skin. The liquid inside the inner ear gives the signal to brain about our movement. Our eyes send a signal about our movement and direction.  Muscle gives the signal to brain about in what position our body is and the skin senses that which part of our body is in touch with the ground. All these signals collected by our brain create a complete picture and keeps us balanced during our movement. When there is a difference in the partial image created by each signal, the brain become confused and results in motion sickness.  For example if you are reading a newspaper while traveling in a car, the liquid inside the ear send a signal about your movement, but your eyes send a signal that you are still. These signals confuse the brain and may result in travel sickness.

Tips to avoid motion sickness:

1. Avoid taking heavy meals before traveling.
2. Keep anti-motion sickness pills with you just in case of emergency.
3. Always take a seat in the vehicle where you can sit facing forward (In the direction of vehicle movement). Avoid taking side or back seats.
4. Look outside from the vehicle instead of just looking within.  This way your eyes will start intercepting that you are moving
5. Take center seat in the bus because this is the place where you feel least movement.
6. Lemon or powered ginger roots are natural remedies for motion sickness. Keep these stuffs with you while traveling if you are likely to motion sickness.
7. Try to relax and do some breathing exercise on your seat, instead of thinking about your uneasiness.
8. Avoid looking on sick passengers as it may make you motion-sick.

These are some tips which you can follow to avoid ruining your trip while traveling with your family and friends.