Bowmont Travel Clinic

	POST TRAVEL: If you return ill from your travels and would like to see a Travel Physician at Bowmont please get a referral from your family doctor.
	Jet Lag

	UKOOA Medical

	AVIATION Medical

	For Information and Assistance for Canadians Abroad Click Here
	Shingles Vaccine Zostavax Now Available at Bowmont Travel Calgary No referral needed. Please Book an Appointment Click here for further information

Jet Lag


Before Travel
1.	Decrease sleep debt (be well rested before traveling).
2.	Hydrate - 6 to 8 glasses of water per day x 3 days
3.	No alcohol, caffeine or drugs, 1 day before and during travel.
4.	Light workouts 3 days prior.
5.	Diet - Jet Lag Diet. Avoid carbonated beverages.
6.	+ / - shift bed time to accommodate place you are traveling to, 2 to 3 nights before departure.

During Travel
1.	Keep hydrated - drink water.
2.	No alcohol.
3.	Get up and walk / isotonic exercise every 1 to 2 hours when awake.
4.	Sleep on the plane - ear plugs, sleep mask, neck rests, + / - Imovane (Rx), comfy socks.
5.	Diet - eat light and avoid carbonated beverages. .

After Arrival
1.	Set watch to local time.
2.	Stay up until local bedtime.
3.	+ / - Melatonin; + / - Light Therapy (click here for information on Light Therapy)
4.	Have a shower or swim.

To Book an Appointment call:
(403) 247-0787 (select 3) or click here.
Appointments are available:

Monday and Thursday 11 to 7 pm
Friday 9 to 4 pm
Saturday 9 to 12 noon

Appointments are approximately 40 minutes.

We offer "FREE PARKING" for your convenience

Bowmont Travel Health Clinic
6535 Bowness Road, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T3B 0E8
Phone: (403) 247-0787 (select 3 to book an appointment)
Fax: (403) 247-0014
email: travel@bowmont.ca