{"id":1167,"date":"2021-02-04T17:04:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T17:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2021-03-08T13:54:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T13:54:59","slug":"altitude-mountain-sickness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/altitude-mountain-sickness\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru Trip: Altitude mountain sickness and 6 easy tips to avoid it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Altitude Mountain sickness Called<strong> \u201cSoroche\u201d<\/strong> in<a href=\"http:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/video-images-discover-peru\/\"> Peru<\/a> is the most common sickness that affects more than 50 percent of people who ascend higher than 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) in a relatively short time span.\u00a0 It\u2019s caused by the lower levels of oxygen in the air at high elevations; your lungs can\u2019t take in as much oxygen as they\u2019re used to and your heart and lungs have to work harder to keep your blood oxygenated.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Symptoms of acute Altitude mountain sickness include:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dizziness.<\/li>\n<li>Headaches.<\/li>\n<li>Dehydration.<\/li>\n<li>Feeling tired.<\/li>\n<li>Loss of appetite.<\/li>\n<li>Sleep issues.<\/li>\n<li>Nervousness.<\/li>\n<li>Heavy breathing.<\/li>\n<li>Increased cardiac rhythm.<\/li>\n<li>Digestive issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>How to prevent Altitude Mountain sickness:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Hydration is important. It is recommended to drink at least 2 or 3 liters of water a day to help your body acclimatize.<\/li>\n<li>Eat healthy and consequently. You may experience loss of appetite but your body needs energy; carbohydrates such as pasta, bread, potatoes, fruits and flour based products will<br \/>\nhelp stabilize your energy levels.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid alcohol, coffee, sodas, salt and unhealthy food.<\/li>\n<li>Your body needs generally about 3 to 5 days to acclimatize above 2500 meters of altitude (8000 ft.).<\/li>\n<li>Resting is important. Pillows to sleep at a 30 degrees angle is recommended.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coca leaves<\/a>, although illegal in the US, help a lot improving your condition in altitude. You can either chew it or drink it in a tea. A cup or two in the morning will already help a lot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check our Tips for the altitude Mountain sickness called also  \u201cSoroche\u201d. In Peru is the most common sickness that affects more than 50 percent of visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-1167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips","tag-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions\/2452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}