How can you stop jet lag?
Monday, June 7th, 2010 at
6:51 am
I live in Texas, and I just came back form the Philippines. I’d like to know if there should be any tips on how to reduce it quickly. Right now it’s 1 am and I still feel kind of wide awake. I’d like to know what to do, sleeping would work , but it might take some things. Plus I’m thinking of taking melatonin, but I’m afraid if it might make it worse, plus I am trying hard to sleep. So far a few yawns come about but other than that I dunno.
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Filed under: Jet Lag
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Boobs.
what I used to do is simply stay up for 24 hours. and goto sleep at your regular time. avoid caffeine’s and such, you want your body to be tired, but awake enough to stay the 24 hours.
It’s harsh, but it does work for me
Usually you eat on the flight and when you get to your destination, you dont go to sleep until 11 or 10 and nighttime that night no matter how sleepy you get.
http://www.ehow.com/how_117183_recover-jet-lag.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?Jet-lag—-4-Simple-Steps-To-Avoid&id=8282
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20061111_jet_lag_finally_found_out_the_cure.htm
Don’t get on an airplane.
Run around town for 3-7 miles, shower , lay down with face mask and ear plugs , set alarm for 8 hours
Hi,
Jet lag is a feeling of tiredness, experienced after flying across time zones. The rapid travel disturbs the normal biorhythm of the body; as a result the body’s internal clock is unable to cope with the change.
The jet lag varies with the change in length of day. Eastward travel shortens the day and is more difficult than westward travel, which lengthens it. Generally eastward travel needs a day of recovery for each time zone crossed and westward journeys need a day for each one and a half time zones crossed.
You can prevent jet lag
Break a long journey with a halt.
Drink lots of fluids during the flight. But, avoid coffee, alcohol or fizzy drinks..
Eat high-protein, low-calorie meals.
When flying eastwards, go to bed earlier than usual for a few days before the trip; if flying westwards, go to bed later than usual.
Schedule to arrive at the destination at the usual bed-time and go to sleep, or sleep on the plane and plan to arrive at the usual waking time.
Set the watch according to the destination time halfway through the flight, and start thinking in terms of the new time.
Spend more time outdoors at the destination as exposure to bright outdoor light helps in faster adjustment.
Avoid problems due to jet lag interfering with an important event or planned meeting by reaching the destination a couple of days earlier.
If you’re tired, stay awake until it’s time to sleep in your current time zone. That way you’ll fall asleep easily.
Just let it phase out naturally. If you have a job or school to go to at a certain time, that’ll definitely snap you out of it quickly. If not, just set your alarm for the time you usually wake up and MAKE yourself get up at that time. Or you could stay up now and don’t go to bed until your normal bedtime tonight.
exercise