About this episode
<p>Greg Foot gets queasy in the name of science as he investigates the range of products promising to help with motion sickness.</p><p>Do the pills, wristbands or breathing techniques which claim to stop you from feeling sick on planes, trains and automobiles actually work?</p><p>To find out, Greg heads to Professor John Golding's laboratory at the University of Westminster where a spinning chair is used to induce symptoms of motion sickness. </p><p>Why don't scientifically-proven treatments always work for everyone? </p><p>If you’ve seen an ad, trend or fad relating to another consumer product and wonder if there’s any evidence to back up a claim, then email us: <a href="mailto:sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk">sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk</a> or you can send a voice note to our WhatsApp number: 07543 306807</p><p>Sliced Bread is a BBC Audio North production for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. </p><p>PRESENTER: Greg Foot PRODUCER: Jon Douglas</p>
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