Does getting on a cruise, ferry or any waterborne vessels make you feel like vomiting? Then we are in the same boat (pun intended)! On this TWL episode, we find out why people get motion sickness and how common remedies (including traditional Chinese and Western medicine) prevent dizziness or combat the urge to puke.

TLDR:

Motion sickness is an evolutionarily conserved response to rid your body of poison (in this case, sensations that make your body think that it is poisoned) and can be counteracted with medicine and conditioning.

Links:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176198#causes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11452572/

https://www.simpleonlinepharmacy.co.uk/blog/how-do-travel-sickness-tablets-work/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000368702030212X?dgcid=author

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