How to Avoid Jet Lag Using 3 Simple MethodsJet lag effects sleep schedules as your body is shifting time zones which effects the circadian rhythm. In this article we learn how to avoid the worst effects of jet lag and arrive feeling refreshed.
Title: How to avoid Jet Lag using 3 simple methods
Author: Ebe Heng
Article:
Too tired to go for meetings when you arrive in your
destinations or worse -too tired to enjoy your vacations?
Jet lag happens because our body temperature rhythm
doesn't adjust to a new time zone as quickly as we'd like
it to. Whenever you travel East, you are forced to sleep
when you are not sleepy. Whenever you travel West, you
experience feelings of drowsiness and tiredness earlier
than everyone else.
If you are planning for a long vacation and want to spend
your time enjoying it as much as possible instead of
starving for sleep, or trying to force sleep at night,
take the following precautions to set your sleep clock up
for the journey well in advance:
1. Proper Hydration
When you fly in a plane for 8 hour, you would lose a lot
of water. You may notice that your lips get really dry
during a long flight. This is because there's zero
humidity in the plane! And this means that water is
literally evaporating out of you as if you were a puddle
of cool aid on a hot summer day!
Drink lots of water when you arrive at your new
destination and don't stop drinking throughout the day
would immediately hydrate your body. And this would make
adjusting to the new time zone much easier for you.
It's also a good idea to keep a water bottle with you on
the plane. The little 100ml packages of water they give
you on the
plane don't hydrate you!
2. Set your schedule in advance
The best strategy for going across several zones is to
start changing your sleeping schedule several days in
advance to the trip.
For instance, if you are travelling from Los Angeles to
Hawaii, begin waking up and sleeping earlier gradually 3
to 4 days in
advance, this will minimize the jet lag effect when you
arrive at your destination.
Adjust your meals and your light exposure as if you were
to be already there and following that schedule.
3. Shock your sleep system
When you arrive your destination, immediately adapt your
sleeping schedule to the local time zone. For instance, if
you
arrive at 3Pm and you're feeling tired and drowsy, don't
sleep! Wait it out and go to sleep at the time you
normally would. This
will put more pressure on your body temperature rhythm to
adapt to the local time. If you try to adjust gradually it
will take
longer and make your vacation time less enjoyable!
Using these 3 simple methods should minimize the jet lag
effects you experience, and allow you to get most out of
your
travelling! If you find that you're still feeling very
tired and low on energy during your vacation, take a short
10-45 nap to
recharge yourself.
About the author:
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