Flight attendant’s bizarre food hack to staying healthy in the air
A flight attendant has revealed one particular thing you should always eat when you travel so you don‘t get sick.
Tiktok user Robine Blickman shared a video with her top tips to avoid feeling bloated on a flight – a feeling some flyers will be familiar with.
She swears by an unusual thing when she flies – artichoke.
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“Artichoke – okay I know this sounds so weird but I've got it in tea and in pills and believe me, it works so good,” she said.
“I take it before my flight, during my flight or after my flight, it doesn't matter. It just works.”
There is some science behind Ms Blickman’s suggestion of eating or drinking something with artichoke in to help prevent bloating.
Artichokes are also a great source of fibre and can help with digestion.
By drinking tea or taking tablets with artichoke extract in, you can help speed up your digestion and avoid feeling bloated. Ms Blickman had a couple of other tricks for flyers wanting to avoid feeling ill – hot water with lemon, and celery juice.
“On the morning of your flight, take a cup of hot water and some lemon and squeeze it in,” she said.
She went on to share the things you should avoid drinking if you don't want to feel bloated. “Try to hold back on the Coke and on the juices, believe me, they are the worst.”
The video has over 25,000 views, and social media users agreed with the unusual tips.