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Ways On How You Can Alleviate Your Jet Lag And Prepare Your Body For A New Country

When you are traveling and it means that you have to go across many time zones it can really affect your body. Your body clock gets confused as to what time it is and this feeling is commonly known as jet lag.

Jet lag is not a nice feeling at all as it can leave you feeling very sluggish and tired. It can feel like you have been drinking all night and have got the mother of all hang- overs for your troubles. But there are some things that you can do to decrease the feeling of jet lag according to some experts.

You can start a few days before you are due to depart on your trip. It is as simple as changing the time you go to bed by 1 hour for every day and getting used to living in the new time zone. If you plan to travel east then you must go to bed 1 hour earlier and if you are traveling west then go to bed 1 hour later.

This clock altering will need to coincide with you getting up late or early by 1 hour too. In other words if you go to bd1 hour later in effect you will get up 1 hour later.

Once you are actually on your flight you can alter your watch to the exact time that it will be when you arrive at your destination, and make out that you are already there. By doing this you should eat when your watch tells you it is time to eat and not when you would normally eat.

If your watch tells you it is time for you to sleep then you should try to get some shut eye. Another good idea is to keep hydrated during your flight by taking in plenty of liquids. But you should stay clear of diuretics such as alcohol or coffee.

After you have arrived at your destination you must try to make it through until your watch tells you that it is your new bedtime according to the new time zone that you are now in. If you struggle try to stay up near to this time as you can.

If you arrive in the morning or afternoon try to spend a bit of time in the sun as this can improve your chances of getting your body clock adjusting properly. If you feel that you cannot go on without a nap then try to not have any longer than 1 hour.

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