Traveling often leaves people feeling tired and physically drained. Medical experts point out that if a person is often in a state of fatigue, it can lead to a decrease in the body's resistance, resulting in symptoms such as dizziness, insomnia, nervous tension, fatigue, and a decline in memory. To eliminate fatigue, in addition to planning the trip reasonably and acting within one's limits, a proper diet is also very important.
In order to quickly eliminate fatigue and restore abundant energy, many people often have extra meals and consume large amounts of chicken, duck, fish, and meat, attempting to strengthen their nutrition, nourish their bodies, and relieve fatigue. However, the result is often the opposite. This is because during the travel process, the body's sugar, fat, and proteins are broken down in large quantities, releasing energy while also producing acidic metabolic substances like lactic acid and phosphoric acid. These acidic substances make people feel muscle and joint soreness as well as mental fatigue. To expel these metabolic wastes from the body, consuming only meat will make the body's blood more acidic, which is like "adding fuel to the fire" and is not conducive to relieving fatigue.
From the perspective of dietary therapy, when people are tired, they should appropriately eat more alkaline foods, such as kelp, seaweed, all kinds of fresh vegetables, various fruits, bean products, dairy products, and animal livers rich in protein and vitamins. After these foods are digested and absorbed by the body, they can quickly reduce the acidity of the blood, neutralize and balance it to a weak alkaline state, thereby eliminating fatigue. In addition, drinking hot tea can also relieve fatigue. Tea contains caffeine, which can increase the frequency and depth of respiration and promote the secretion of the adrenal glands to achieve the purpose of anti-fatigue. Coffee and chocolate have similar effects. Vitamins B and C help the body to quickly dispose of accumulated metabolic products, so consuming foods rich in vitamins B and C can eliminate fatigue. You can also drink activated water, which contains a large amount of oxygen and can quickly relieve the body's fatigue. If activated water is not available, drinking purified water will have the same effect.