At 10:57 PM 11/29/2005 -0600, you wrote:
Well, a recent show on "Mythbusters" found ginger cookies to be more
effective that anything else except prescription drugs but had the
I saw the stuff on Mythbusters. Not exactly what I would call a
rigorous approach to testing.
And it appears that MB is not aware of why Ginger is effective.
Ginger does not cure seasickness. What it does do is relax the
pyloric valve which allows your stomach to empty which short circuits
the throwing up problem. In other words it prevents one of the
symptoms associated with seasickness. But throwing up is only one of
the problems. And Ginger has no effect on the other problems.
These local legends about seasickness are of almost no use on any
large scale where there are many people who are seasick. There is no
harm in Ginger and if it helps that's fine. But focusing on it as the
end all cure, is like using a hammer to fix all known forms of
mechanical problems.
The following article is one of the better ones and has most of the
issues right.
Be sure to read it before you take any advice from so called
"seasickness experts". This guy knows what he is talking about.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/10_01_99/gahlinger.htm
Mike
Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon
At 10:57 PM 11/29/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>Well, a recent show on "Mythbusters" found ginger cookies to be more
>effective that anything else except prescription drugs but had the
I saw the stuff on Mythbusters. Not exactly what I would call a
rigorous approach to testing.
And it appears that MB is not aware of why Ginger is effective.
Ginger does not cure seasickness. What it does do is relax the
pyloric valve which allows your stomach to empty which short circuits
the throwing up problem. In other words it prevents one of the
symptoms associated with seasickness. But throwing up is only one of
the problems. And Ginger has no effect on the other problems.
These local legends about seasickness are of almost no use on any
large scale where there are many people who are seasick. There is no
harm in Ginger and if it helps that's fine. But focusing on it as the
end all cure, is like using a hammer to fix all known forms of
mechanical problems.
The following article is one of the better ones and has most of the
issues right.
Be sure to read it before you take any advice from so called
"seasickness experts". This guy knows what he is talking about.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/10_01_99/gahlinger.htm
Mike
Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon
