Healthbolt Travel: Food, Culture, and IVF too.
April 11, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under A Mother's Wisdom, Health, How To, Medicine, Misc., Morning News, Travel and Health, Treatment
Most people don’t travel overseas to get pregnant. In fact, many young people live in fear of getting pregnant while having fun on their overseas adventures.
But for a growing number of people, the only reason they are even going overseas is to get pregnant.
They are on ‘IVF Vacations’, heading for fertility clinics in places like the Czech Republic, Korea, Barbados, Israel, and Thailand.
Turns out that even when you add in the cost of travel and accommodation, the price of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in many foreign countries is much cheaper than in the USA. Plus many of the women turned down …read more
Healthbolt Travel: Scratch Free Sleep.
February 11, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Gear, Happy Living Tip, Health, Misc., Travel and Health
Travelodge is at it again. They conducted a survey of 3,000 adults to find out what kept them awake at night. Surprisingly, it wasn’t noise or unfamiliar surroundings that caused the most problem. Instead, it was itchy nightclothes and body temperature changes throughout the night.
Always up for a challenge, Travelodge decided to create a line of sleepware designed for maximum comfort. They commissioned designers to come up with pyjamas that would not only regulate body temperature but also stop the itch. The result – itch-free pyjamas – made from Dermasilk, a fabric that’s known to take the itch out of …read more
Healthbolt Travel: Why is there a goldfish in my room?
January 29, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Across the Pond, Animals, Cute Rx, Happy Living Tip, Health, Misc., Stress, Travel and Health
Having trouble sleeping when your traveling. ? Not to worry. Travelodge think they have the answer – watch a goldfish.
Travelodge had a sleep survey study done that found “…63% of the nation [Britain] is sleep deprived due to stress and 58% claimed watching goldfish could be the answer.”
It’s been accepted for years that watching fish has a relaxing and de-stressing affect on people. Think about it – the waiting rooms of dentists and doctors all have fish tanks for the sole purpose of helping their clients relax.
So Travelodge decided to trial ‘goldfish therapy’ at two of their hotels – the …read more
