Jet Lag - 5 Pre-travel Steps to Reduce the effects of jet la

any regular long-haul flyer about their experience of flyingand you will soon discover that everyone has a different "magic" formula forovercoming or avoiding jet lag.In reality of course no magic formula exists - and there is certainly no magic pillor tablet. There is, however, a great deal that you can do in preparation for yourdeparture to help you overcome or eliminate jet lag and here are just a few tips:1. Maintain a consistent sleep pattern.If you are not following a consistent routine in the days and weeks before yourjourney (going to bed and getting up at the same time each day) your body's internalclock will be disrupted even before you start your journey and your flight willsimply magnify the effects of insomnia induced by jet lag.2. Ensure you are getting a balanced and healthy diet.Diet plays an important role in ensuring that you get a good night's sleep and anappropriate balance of whole grains, proteins, fruits and vegetables in your diet isessential.Alcohol and caffeine are two elements of your diet that are particularly importantin relation to jet lag and these should be reduced, or eliminated, in the run-up toyour journey if at all possible. If, however, asking you to give up your twelve cupsof coffee each day is rather like asking you to cut off your right hand, then try tolimit your intact to the afternoon between about 3 pm and 5 pm.Caffeine when taken late in the day tends to speed up your body clock, while takingit in the morning has the opposite effect. Taken during the middle of the day,caffeine has little or no effect on your body's circadian rhythms.3. Take regular exercise.Regular exercise can significantly improve the consistency, quality and duration ofyour normal sleep cycle. Some form of daily aerobic exercise, lasting at leasttwenty minutes, will go a long way to preparing your body for your forthcomingjourney.4. Start to slowly adjust your bedtime.You should begin to "manage" your body clock by gradually and slowly adjusting yourbedtime and wake up time in the days before your journey, to bring these into linewith the local time at your destination.If, for example, you normally go to bed at 10 pm and you are flying to a countrythat is four hours ahead, at your normal bedtime the time at your destination willbe 2 am. So, in this case, you need to slowly bring your bedtime forward a littlebit (say fifteen minutes) each night for a week or ten days before your departure.This might mean that immediately prior to leaving you are going to bed at say 7.30pm. However, when you arrive at your destination this will mean that you are nowgoing to bed at 11.30 pm and that you have narrowed the four hour time difference tojust one and a half hours.5. Reduce stress in the days before traveling.One often overlooked factor in the jet lag equation is that of stress and much ofthis stress is a direct result of the journey itself. How many times have you foundyourself running around at the last minute trying to do 1001 things at once?Plan ahead and make sure that, as far as is possible, everything that you need to doboth at home and at works is completed well in advance of your journey. In planningfor your journey, clear as much as you can as early as you can and make specifictime available in your pre-journey planning for plenty of relaxation in the daysimmediately prior to your departure.These are just a few examples of things that you should pay attention to whenplanning any long-haul trip and, together with other specific measures taken bothduring your flight and following your arrival, will considerably reduce the effectsof jet lag, or even lead to no jet lag at all!

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