AOk for travel

AOk was developed as a result of the personal travel experience of the founder of the company. Stuart Roberts experienced a particularly long and stressful long haul flight and decided to use his experience as a naturopathic nutritionist to develop AOk, which is an exceptional antioxidant drink. Stuart used his knowledge and experience to create a product that would appeal to aircrew and passengers alike.

When Stuart treats someone with nutritional medicine he looks at the whole picture and takes into account all of the known factors before he tries to solve a health problem. AOk works in the same way, providing all natural ingredients that can help support your body, whatever you are doing.

How does AOk help with the effects of travelling?

AOk contains ingredients that have proven to be of benefit to:

• THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
• CIRCULATION
• THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
• TRAVEL SICKNESS AND NAUSEA

Symptoms associated with air travel

Tackling jet lag
It takes just a few seconds to reset our watch to a different time zone after an international flight, but it takes much longer for our body clock to adjust. Jet lag can make us feel tired and jaded, it can produce symptoms of digestive problems, circulatory issues, impact our immune system and produce feelings of travel sickness. AOk naturally contains melatonin through its cherry content. Cherries are one of the few recognized sources of melatonin, a potent antioxidant produced naturally by the body to regulate biorythm and natural sleep patterns. However, during a flight, the body needs more melatonin to help you relax, adjust and sleep. Melatonin-rich tart cherries help supplement the body’s supplies of melatonin to ease jet lag.

Avoiding deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Although not exclusive to air travel, DVT is one of the more alarming complications associated with long haul flights. Commonly and misguidedly referred to as ‘economy class syndrome’, it can affect any passenger who is prone to poor circulation wherever they are sitting. Stuart Roberts, nutritionist and founder of AOk Drinks, recommends doing exercises to move the feet, arms and hands even while sitting still, and getting up to go to the toilet or just walk up and down the aisle every hour or so.

Managing digestive problems
Large numbers of the population suffer with ailments of this kind. Flying can often exacerbate them for a number of reasons. Changes in air pressure during ascent of the aircraft can cause expansion of air in the digestive tract (barotrauma) resulting in digestive discomfort (descent can also cause problems). Digestive discomfort can also be caused by eating unfamiliar food on the flight or through nervousness and general stress that many experience when travelling by air. Other people may simply be prone to indigestion when they eat and if this is the case it can be made worse by flying and eating in unfamiliar surroundings. AOk contains ginger which has been proven to help alleviate symptoms of digestive upset and ease the symptoms of trapped air (barotrauma). Aloe Vera is also known to have a calming and soothing effect on the digestive tract.

Prevent dehydration
A combination of dry air, not drinking enough water or consumption of alcoholic and caffeinated beverages makes dehydration a problem during a flight. AOk offers a delicious alternative to these drinks with the added bonus of beneficial ingredients that can be taken in conjunction with water or other non-diuretic drinks throughout the journey to help combat dehydration.