Carnival Season is among us again! With sunshine in the forecast and Canada's Wonderland opening up this last weekend, its time to hold on to our seats and enjoy the thrill rides of rollercoasters!
But what to do if you're one of those who might get a bit of a headache after all the twists and turns of upside down loops and ultra fast rollercoaster drops? After all, rollercoasters are known to increase heart rate and increase blood pressure.
(This especially applies to people who are prone to get light headed when they stand up too fast after lying down for a long period of time)
1. Keep hydrated by drinking lotsa water. Especially before riding a rollercoaster. On hot sunny days, its easy to get de-hydrated especially when you're walking around the carnival from ride to ride, under the sun's ultraviolet rays all day long!
2. Eat during the day. Make sure you're stomach is not empty when you ride on those rollercoasters. However, don't stuff yourself too much... esp. with "deep fried" foods.... coz, well, you don't want to take a chance of having gravity affect your full stomach (if you know what I mean)
3. If you know you're prone to get headaches after rollercoasters (I'm one of those people- but I LOVE coasters! So cant let that headache stop me...) Consider taking 1 aspirin half an hour before the ride, to prevent the onset of a headache.
And one more tip for the faint-of-heart who may get extremely freaked out during a rollercoaster drop... A great way to enjoy the thrill of the rollercoaster, while not panicking too much- is to take a deep breath before a great big drop!!!
Happy rollercoaster riding! =)
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