| The summer holiday season is with us
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| | across four or more time zones then the
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| again and many thousands of us will be
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| | difference will be noticeable and your
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| jetting off to far flung corners of the
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| | body clock will take longer and longer to
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| globe to lie on a tropical beach and soak
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| | adjust as you cross more and more time
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| up the sun, to trek through some of
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| | zones.
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| world's most beautiful wilderness
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| | In our example of flying from Sydney to
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| countryside, to see some of the
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| | London your body clock will take several
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| architectural wonders of the world or to
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| | days to adjust itself fully and, in the
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| simply explore new countries and
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| | meantime, you are likely to find yourself
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| cultures. And, unfortunately, many
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| | suffering from insomnia, finding it
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| thousands of us will find the first few
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| | difficult to get to sleep at night and to
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| days of our vacation will also see us
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| | get up in the morning, feeling tired
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| trying to recover from the effects of jet
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| | during the day, possibly experiencing
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| lag.
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| | difficulty in eating with nausea, stomach
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| But is jet lag an inevitable part of
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| | upset, a feeling of dehydration, a
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| modern long-haul travel?
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| | headache, and much more.
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| The answer to this question depends very
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| | So what can be done?
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| much on where you are flying to. If you
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| | There are a whole variety of
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| start your journey in Sydney, Australia
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| | 'traditional' remedies for jet lag
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| and fly to Tokyo, Japan then you will not
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| | including diets, formulas,
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| experience any jet lag at all because,
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| | over-the-counter medication, sleeping
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| even though you are flying some 7,000
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| | pills, melatonin and others and each has
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| miles, your journey essentially takes you
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| | its supporters and detractors, but are
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| due north so that your starting point and
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| | these 'traditional' remedies the answer?
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| destination lie in the same time zone.
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| | The simple answer to this question is no.
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| However, if you fly from Sydney to
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| | These 'traditional' remedies do not work
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| London, England then you will fly east to
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| | and, in some cases, will actually make
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| west across ten standard time zones and
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| | your jet lag worse.
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| you will certainly experience jet lag.
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| | Treating jet lag is not a matter of pills
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| Jet lag is really nothing more than the
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| | and formulas, but requires you to devise
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| result of your own internal body clock
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| | a plan centered on your specific travel
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| being out of synchronization with local
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| | plans and lifestyle which allows you to
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| time and, while your body clock can
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| | assist your body's natural process of
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| adjust itself to come into line with
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| | adjusting its own internal body clock.
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| local time, adjusting your body clock
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| | This means taking a series of steps in
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| takes time.
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| | preparation for your journey, as well as
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| If you fly across just two or three time
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| | during your flight and at your
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| zones then the time difference
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| | destination. In some cases these will be
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| experienced is small enough that you
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| | enough to help you avoid jet lag
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| probably will not really notice it
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| | altogether and, in others, they will
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| greatly and your internal clock will
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| | certainly help to reduce the effects of
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| adjust quite quickly. However, if you fly
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| | jet lag considerably.
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