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From: Edward Mireles <wolfmaned_at_webtv.net>
subject: [Paddlewise] Ginger
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 16:48:49 -0500
Hello:

My wife was on a whale watch trip last September, and was given ginger
snap cookies, by the crew, to combat seasickness.  People who said they
usually experienced seasickness did not.  My wife didn't get seasick
either - although she never does anyway.  She just wanted the cookies.  

This may be easier than brewing tea on your kayak :-)

Ed
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From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Ginger
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 09:04:02 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Edward Mireles wrote:

> My wife was on a whale watch trip last September, and was given ginger
> snap cookies, by the crew, to combat seasickness.  People who said they
> usually experienced seasickness did not.  My wife didn't get seasick
> either - although she never does anyway.  She just wanted the cookies.  

I tried Ginger root tablets last summer.  I've gotten sea sick twice.  The 
second time I got sea sick was when I was trying the ginger root 
tablets.  They may work for some people, they did nothing for me.  I can 
wholeheartedly say that offshore in a VCP Nordkapp is a not a good place 
to be sea sick.

Somewhere I saw a chart of the efficiencies of different drugs (including 
ginger root) for combatting motion sickness.  Ginger had a negligible effect.  
Unfortunately I don't remember where I saw the chart.

kirk

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