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Jet Lag - 8 Tips To Minimise Its Effects

Whether you are flying for business orjust plain boring, fruit juice and herbal
pleasure, jet lag can seriously impair yourteas  will  do.
performance  and  holiday  fun  for  days.
2.If you are due to land in the morning at
Jet lag occurs when the body's rhythms areyour destination, try to sleep during the
out of sync with your destination time - theflight. Sleeping on board a plane in cramped
body operates on a 24-hour cycle, andconditions isn't easy but take off your shoes
travelling to a different time zone altersand try to get comfortable. Take an eye mask
the body's natural rhythm causing jet lag.and ear plugs with you to help block out
The more time zones you cross the worse itcabin distractions and a blow up neck rest
can be and travelling east generally has ashould add to your comfort. Even if you are
greater affect on jet lag than travellingunable to sleep throughout the flight, just
west. It is easier on the body's biorhythmstry to rest, close your eyes and try to
to add a few extra hours to the day, as in'switch  off'.
travelling west, than reducing the number of
hours in a day when travelling east. The3.If you are due to land at night, try to
speed with which your body can realign itselfstay awake throughout the flight. Read a
to your new time zone, adjusting its bodybook, listen to some music but try to resist
rhythm to daylight, darkness, eating andsleeping as this will mean you will be unable
sleeping in the new time zone, affects theto sleep destination time and take longer for
length  of  time  you experience jet lag for.your  body  clock  to  adjust.
Jet lag can cause any or all of the following4.Set your watch to your destination time as
symptoms:soon as you get on the plane and try to live
by it straight away. Try to eat at times
-  Fatigue  and  lethargyappropriate to your destination time not
departure  time.
-  Insomnia
5.Some people reduce the impact of time zone
-  Disorientationchanges by gradually adapting their routine
by an hour or so a few days before they
-  Swollen  hands  and  feettravel. By getting up an hour earlier or
staying up later for a few days prior to
-  Headachesdeparture depending on their destination
time.
-  Digestive  problems
6.If you arrive in the daytime, try to avoid
-  Irritability  or  anxietythe temptation to sleep, get outside in the
sunshine. Daylight, or any light, is a major
-  Lack  of  concentrationfactor in resetting your internal clock. If
you are exhausted and have to sleep try to
-  Loss  of  appetite  and  nausealimit a nap to one hour - set an alarm clock
or  your  mobile  phone  to  wake  you.
-  Dehydration.
7.If you arrive at night and don't feel
It is often thought that it takes a day tosleepy, try a warm bath and a glass of warm
recover for each time zone travelled throughmilk  -  a  natural  sleep  inducer.
- this is great news for travellers on a
week's holiday or a business traveller on a8.Resist the urge to party all night for the
three day conference halfway across thefirst couple days and get a couple of good
world!nights' sleep. This should help you get you
adjust your body clock to your destination
So what can you do to minimise the affects oftime  and  make  for  a  more enjoyable stay.
jet lag? The following tips are designed to
help you avoid the worst of jet lag andThere is no miracle cure for jet lag, but by
realign  your body clock as soon as possible.following the above tips you should minimise
the effects of jet lag at your destination,
1.Drink plenty of water, avoiding alcohol andand don't forget to use the above tips for
caffeine. Water is best but, if you findyour return too.
drinking large amounts of water difficult or



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