anyone know any ways i can avoid jet lag?
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 at
10:08 pm
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Most important thing is to get plenty of sleep. If you have the option, try gradually adjusting your internal body clock to the time of your destination. For instance if you are going from the US to Europe, start a week or two before you leave and every night go to bed a little earlier than usual and every morning wake up a little earlier. When you get to your destination you will already be accustomed to the time change.
Or if that’s not possible, on your flight do everything you can to sleep as much as possible. Get an eye mask, curl up with a blanket and pillow, and conk out. You can try sleep aids but be careful because it might make you so drowsy when you get off the plane you don’t want to do anything. At the same time don’t be sitting in the same position for a long time. Stretch your muscles, walk up the aisle a bit. This will help your blood circulation and prevent blood clots.
It’s also vital that you drink plenty of water. Dehydration is one of the biggest contributors to jet lag. Avoid alcohol and caffeine because these will make you even more dehydrated.
So drink lots of water and in between naps you’ll have to walk down the aisle to get to the bathroom anyway!
I have flown to the UK and New Zealand a couple of times (this is a 24 hour trip!! 2 x 12 flights with a few hours in eg singapore or LA).
I found a couple of things that helped me (I do go to bed early the day of arrival, but after that things seemed perfectly fine afterwards).
I change the time straight away, so I am on the new local time. Try to sleep when they do (I am a very bad sleeper on planes and have slept max 3hrs on them!!) .
I drink heaps of water (get a glass everytime they come around or ask for them) avoid any alcohol…yes it may be free, but it can stuff you up) so keep hydrated.
I find I am ok for about 36hrs and then I crash (this is flights and getting around at the other end), but I have found that forcing yourself to stay awake until sometime around the early evening and then get a good nights sleep (I have been caught out once, going to sleep at lunch time and waking 7 hours later…i got up, had dinner and watched a little tv and went back to bed. I was fine the next day…but again I don’t sleep much on planes.
So those are the things that helped me.
there is no way you can avoid jet lag. It affects everyone. But you can shorten the effects of jet lag by trying to sleep when it gets dark and trying to stay awake during the day.
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Jet lag is caused primarily by dehydration which means remedies are similar to a hangover. Drink lots of water just prior to and during the flight. Avoid drinking caffeine and alcohol.
Good luck with the flight.
I’ve been traveling for over 20 years.
“Jet lag” comes from several sources:
1) Not enough rest. Rest well before your flight, and allow enough time upon landing to rest afterward. This will help your body to adjust to the new location.
2) Not enough water. Drink plenty of water. Avoid soft drinks, booze, etc. These only dry out your body and force you to crave even more water. Water is what makes your body go, and your body will adjust better to changes with plenty of water.
3) Electromagnetic interference. Your body is rapidly travelign through a magnetic field (the earth) which any good electrical engineer will tell you will force all the electrons in your body to go from your head to your toes (or your toes to your head, depending on your direction of travel). You therefore will have lots of “free radicals” in your system. Be sure to supplement yourself with good antioxidants. As an added measure, I wear an electromagnetic field dampener called a “Q-Link” that I bought for about $125.
4) Not enough oxygen. Breathe deeply and relax. Do this often.