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Jet Lag Can Affect Sleep

For people that travel a lot, it is extremely important to be fresh, productive and razor sharp, however jet lag can affect your sleep.  While you can’t avoid jet lag, you can reduce the effects of traveling from one time zone to another.  Here are some tips.

Jet lag is when your body needs to reset its clock because you are not adjusted to the new time zone.  For instance, if you fly from New York to London, you will need to speed up your internal circadian clock by five hours. If you fly from New York to California, you will need to turn back your clock 3 hours.  These hours can affect your sleep habits tremendously.

Most health professionals state that for every hour in time difference give yourself a day to adjust.  For instance from a flight from NY to LA it should take your body 3 days to adjust.  Before the flight you should sleep normally and don’t be overly concerned about napping on the plane.  A good diet is also important, you do not need to eat excessively on the plane or before your departure, this can make jet lag worse.  However drink plenty of water and skip the alcohol and stimulants such as caffeine.

If you will only be in an area for one or two days, try to keep your same sleep schedule.  For only a few days your body will not notice the difference.  If you are planning on flying in the near future, take a look at the above tips on how jet lag can affect your sleep.

 

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