Tibet’ mystery has been attracting the world's tourists. Traveling in Tibet is not similar to that in other places, As Tibet is located in the highland areas, you need to pay more attention to the following 10 notes.
1. Drink more water
As the low-altitude air humidity in Tibet, the human body is vulnerable to dehydrate, coupled with the increased hemoglobin, which leads to the increase of blood viscosity, it is easy to form clots and cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Therefore, drinking more water is a necessity.
2. Quit smoking
Cigarettes produce carbon monoxide, which has high affinity ability with hemoglobin 250 times to 300 times stronger than that with the oxygen. Smoking a lot will significantly increase the altitude sickness.
3. Learn correct
Exercise proves that abdominal breathing gets more rules and rhythms than pectoral breathing. When you are walking or climbing, place your hands on your hip so that the muscles of the arm, clavicle, scapula and the torso above the waist make assisted respiration in order to increase the activity of the respiratory System.
4. Avoid severe activities, excited emotions and too hot water bath
These should be avoided to prevent the body to speed up metabolism and increase hypoxia, leading to pulmonary edema.
5. Adhere to the diet principles of high-carbohydrate, high-vegetable protein and low fat
Carbohydrates provide energy quickly so that people adapt to the high-intensity activities, and increase the exchange of oxygen ventilation. Excess fat and animal protein can increase the altitude sickness.
6. Take some diazepam tablets appropriately
Altitude sickness is easy to cause insomnia. Take some diazepam tablets appropriately to ensure adequate sleep. In addition, people under the age of 16 and above 60 years old or suffering from anemia, diabetes and serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and chronic lung disease, mental illness and pregnant women are unfit for the plateau tourism.
Things to Prepare
1. Drugs
Prepare a number of conventional flu drugs, gastrointestinal drugs and some heat and pain medicines such as: cold tablets, cold-fever-treating infusion, the compound aspirin, chlorpheniramine and antibiotics. If you fear altitude sickness, you can prepare some anti-altitude sickness drugs such as Rhodiola plateau (taking it at least 10 days ahead of schedule), Bufferin (control the headaches caused by altitude sickness), American ginseng tablet.
2. Food
In order to prevent food intolerance or being blocked on the way, you can bring: chocolates, beef jerky, hot pickled mustard tubers, biscuits and other food you love. High-calorie food is better. You can also bring some gums, because chewing gums can ease the headache and tinnitus, but remember not too frequently, or it will cause dry mouth.
3. Necessary articles for daily use
Sunglasses, sun hat, sunscreen, skin cream, lip balm, long-sleeved shirt, sweater; for special travel such as Ali, northern Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet line tourism, better bring: sleeping bags (cold proofing), sheet (anti-dirty), down jacket, hiking shoes, slippers, toothbrush, toothpaste, towels, roll paper, paper underpants, disinfection wipes, flashlight, waterproof matches, knives and rope.
4. Wear
Due to the strong ultraviolet rays in Tibet, you can not wear short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts and must prepare sweaters. For spring, autumn and winter, bring the down jacket and woollen underpants. You must take the down jacket together with you all he year round if you travel to Mount Everest, Ali area and northern Tibet; the best shoes Is the travel shoes or hiking shoes.