Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Travel can play havoc on your health, with long and dehydrating plane journeys affecting your skin and body clock and hectic business trips leaving no time in your schedule for a much-needed break, let alone a pampering spa visit. Luckily, there’s a clutch of new beauty gadgets and innovative health buys perfectly designed for travellers. Dr Preema gives her beauty-travel advice.
(Credit: Dr Preema) Renowned aesthetic doctor since 2003, Dr Preema Vig , who has a leading aesthetic clinic in Mayfair, agrees that travel can put our bodies out of sync. “Long journey times combined with crossing time zones can play havoc with our bodies,” she says. “As a frequent traveler I have curated a few practices which mean that I arrive at my destination with minimal jet lag.
I drink lots of water and I take Love Life Supplements —NMN, NR and Creatine Monohydrate—and have recently been introduced to Nuchido,” she says. “I also increase my physical exercise before and after a flight. Walk where you can and take the staircase, and you will find that you are oxygenated to help invigorate you against jet-lag.
I also practice mindfulness and being present in the moment—by deep breathing and focusing on where I am and where I am going. It can help your body and mind adjust. I always advise my patients to ensure they have ramped up their sleep quota in the run-up to their trip.
A well-rested body is equipped to adjust and recov.