What do you do to beat jet lag? I've received all kinds of advice from friends and the internet, some of it conflicting.
Everyone seems to agree on:
- Stay hydrated
- Avoid alcohol and anything caffeinated in flight
- Do eat breakfast either before landing, or immediately thereafter
- Switch your watch to your destination’s time zone as soon as you get seated on the plane
There’s outright conflict on a couple of things:
- Don’t go to sleep until bedtime at your destination
OR
- Take a short nap (no more than 90 minutes) upon arrival
- Use movies, a book or an IPOD to help you sleep
OR
- Avoid entertainment on the plane as it will keep you awake
Other ideas:
- Alter your eating schedule to match your destination three days before flying
- Eat carbohydrate rich foods the night before the flight
- Eat protein immediately after landing
- Don’t eat the evening meal on the plane, because it’s the middle of the night at your destination
- Fast for 24 hours before traveling and don’t eat until arrival
- Wear a large scarf or pashmina that can double as a blanket in flight, if the AC is too high
- Use noise-canceling head phones to help sleep
What works for you?
Reader’s Digest article: http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/jet-lag-and-sleep/article54848.html
Live Science article re fasting: http://www.livescience.com/health/080522-food-clock.html
Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201001/beating-jet-lag
CBS Early Show Video, with Dr. Jennifer Ashton http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6680699n&tag=mncol;lst;1
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