Ginger
Ginger can help reduce nausea and relieve motion sickness. Taking one gram of ginger an hour before surgery can reduce nausea and vomiting during the first 24 hours after surgery. People undergoing chemotherapy who take as little as one quarter of a teaspoon of ginger daily for three days before chemo cut their nausea by 10 percent. A small amount of fresh or powdered ginger works better than a larger dose, and ginger taken with anti-vomiting drugs wors better to control nausea than drugs alone.
Older adults prone to motion sickness should eat one or two pieces of crystallized ginger, available in most supermarkets, before traveling. Ginger extract capsules are much stronger and may actually cause stomach upset. Don't go above two grams of ginger.
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