| Jet lag. | | | | why you have this huge urge to go to sleep. It takes |
| The bane of air travelers. It can make a mess of | | | | 1 day to recover from a 1 time zone change, so, it |
| your travel plans if you allow it to do so. | | | | should take you 10 days to recover from a London - |
| What is jet lag? | | | | Sydney flight. |
| According to Wikipedia, "jet lag, medically referred to | | | | How do you beat jet lag? |
| as "desynchronosis," is a physiological condition which | | | | You don't. All you can do is try and minimize its |
| is a consequence of alterations to circadian rhythms; | | | | effects. I was once on a crazy marathon air trip |
| it is classified as one of the circadian rhythm sleep | | | | from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) via New |
| disorders. Jet lag results from rapid long-distance | | | | York, Anchorage, Seoul (South Korea), Singapore. |
| transmeridian (east-west or west-east) travel, as on | | | | Flight time including transits was an amazing 30 hours, |
| a jet plane." To put it simply, jet lag screws up | | | | not to mention moving cross umpteen time zones. I |
| among others, your sleep patterns. You sleep when | | | | still can't remember how long I took to recover from |
| you're supposed to be awake and you're awake | | | | that incredible journey. |
| when you should be sleeping. The more serious part | | | | Back to the question at hand. First, sleep as much as |
| is that it could last for a few days. | | | | you can in the plane. Second, drink lots of fluids, not |
| What causes jet lag? | | | | including alcohol. Third (this is the hardest part), try |
| Lets say you're flying from London, England, to | | | | not to sleep when you arrive at your destination |
| Sydney, Australia. That's about a 21 hour flight across | | | | except when it is really time to sleep. Move around |
| 10 time zones. You arrive in Sydney at 9am the next | | | | at your destination as much as possible and tire |
| day. The problem is your body clock is still tied to | | | | yourself out to the point of exhaustion. Then try to |
| London time which is 12noon the previous day. You | | | | sleep. Good luck! |
| have mysteriously lost 1 night's sleep! Now you know | | | | |