Nov 5 2010
Jet Lag’s A Drag – Tips To Combat It
There is going to be a pretty good chance that if you travel for any length of time, whether for business or pleasure, you are going to experience jet leg. And let’s face it: jet lag is a drag. It can ruin your vacation or make you much less productive on your business trip. So it’s a good idea to learn how to reduce it or try to eliminate it once and for all.
The symtoms of jet lag vary but the effects leave people very debilitated. These symptons often make people disoriented with a lack of focus or concentration. There have been studies by major drug companies and collaboration with airlines that suggest a large percentage, i.e., 94% of travelers who go long distance complain of the ill effects of jet lag. One half of those felt seriously bothered by these effects. Flight attendants are not immuned to these effect either, at least the ones that travel for long distances. And you’d think that flight attendants would get used to the effects but some actually find the symptoms so bothersome that they can’t handle it and leave the vocation.
People are often confused by what causes jet lag. The name seems to imply that it is the flying that causes it but it is more about the change in time zone or climate zone. We have an time system internally, a.k.a. a circadian rhythm and this gets disrupted quite easily. It happens when people switch shifts from say the midnight shift to the standard 9-to-5. Although that is not considered to be the same as jet lag it still can cause a jet lag like feeling. There is so much more to the effects of traveling such as that on the heart rate or temperature and other bodily systems. This leads to a feeling of run down or drag and this has opens the possibility of getting sick with a cold or the flu due to a weakened immune system.
How do you go about battling jet lag? First, try to stick to a routine if it is at all possible. If you know your business itinerary, check the time zone for the area you will be heading to and begin slowly adjusting your own schedule to fit into it. Drink lots of liquids and try to stay as healthy as possible. On long flights, try to get up and stretch your legs at regular intervals and then try to rest upon arrival. If it is day time when you arrive, keep your nap to thirty minutes or less or you will risk the chance of not sleeping that night. If jet lag is really bothersome and you cannot avoid or reduce the amount that you travel, consider taking a homeopathic remedy which strengths your immune system and helps your body to remain strong.
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