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Jet Lag, Cruise Outbreaks, and Vacation Constipation: How to Deal with Travel Health Woes
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Vacations are a time to experience new things, and restore our minds and bodies — but sometimes the opposite happens. On this episode, when vacations wreck your health — and how to deal. We hear about evidence-based ways of overcoming jet lag, tips for avoiding "vacation constipation,” surviving the cruise from hell, and what's behind snorkeling deaths in Hawaii. SHOW NOTES: We hear from listeners about their worst vacation-related health incidents, ranging from chicken pox to head injuries. Ahead of an international trip, Pulse host Maiken Scott talks with Olivia Walch , a researcher at University of Michigan and CEO of a circadian rhythm startup called Arcascope, about the biological…