top travel tip: olive oil

This is one of those nuggets of information that changes your life forever. Especially if you travel a lot, between different climate zones. I'm not exaggerating.

It comes from my human encyclopaedia of health and wellness wisdom, Lisa Martinovic, creator of the stunning Lingua Flora.

When your nasal passages dry out on planes, it makes your tissues vulnerable to viruses. To avoid this, daub the inside of your nostrils throughout the flight with organic olive oil –which you have remembered to bring in a handy little squeeze bottle in your pocket, right?

I took a small vial of olive oil with me on my last two trips, and it was miraculous. I breathed better, slept better, felt WAY better, through 72 hours in airports and on planes.

I also found this remedy worked equally well for winter zones. It protects delicate nasal tissues from the alternating shocks of sub-zero outdoors and central heating indoors.