Friday, August 2, 2013

Seasickness Remedies Using Color

Stay on the upper levels of a boat to avoid seasickness.


It's well documented that colors can affect people's moods. For example, green is said to be calming. Recently, scientists have discovered that colors can also help people with seasickness. In our health conscious world today many people are trying remedies that do not involve putting chemicals into their bodies. Color therapy offers a way to overcome motion sickness without worrying about the side effects of drugs.


Seasickness


Seasickness is a form of motion sickness. It occurs when the brain receives signals from the inner ear and eyes telling the body that it is in motion. When these signals do not match, you may start to feel nauseous and/or break out in a cold sweat. People with severe seasickness often feel dizzy and vomit.


Yellow


According to Brigitte Mars, a color therapist, yellow is a warm color that helps fight motion sickness. It stimulates the nerves and along with seasickness, it also helps people with "allergies, arthritis, asthma, constipation, coughs, depression, diabetes, eczema, gallstones, gas, hiatal hernia, hypothyroidism, indigestion, lymphatic congestion, motion sickness and obesity," says Mars.








Color


The National Center for Biotechnology Information conducted a study on how color affects the symptoms of motion sickness. Study participants who viewed a rotating cylinder with a patterned interior experienced motion sickness. These people got sick fastest, with headaches and dizziness when the cylinder's interior had white, red, yellow, black, green and blue stripes. The participants experienced fewer symptoms when the cylinder had black and white stripes or gray stripes. The scientists hypothesized that the eyes sense a person is motionless because black, white and gray are a "common feature of the stationary environment." They believe the addition of color to the cylinder's interior increases the difference between the cues by the eyes and inner ear,causing them not to match up and causing motion sickness.

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