How to beat Jet Lag

 

Traveling to exotic places overseas can be fun and exciting, but one of the problems we all face is jet lag. In this special Jet Lag article, I’m going to give you as much information on the subject as I can, in hope that you’ll benefit from this research next time you travel overseas.  It all boils down to our body’s biological clocks, or clocks AKA circadian cycle is based on a roughly 24-hour cycle. Our internal clock governs such functions as sleeping, waking, rest, activity, fluid balance within our bodies and other vital functions. We are creatures of Habit. If you live on the East Coast, and you fly west to California it’s going to take 5 hours flying time minimum to get to California. Your flight lives at noon Eastern Daylight time.

 

It’s 9AM and you’re in Los Angeles. You arrive In L.A. at 2PM. After you have deplaned picked up your luggage, and gotten to your destination you can easily add another two hours. Its now 4 PM LA time, your watch says 7 PM, but your body says, “I’m tired and I want to rest”. You have what’s called JET LAG. Jet lag is caused by disturbances in your natural sleeping patterns and eating patterns. It’s more frequent in traveling East to West rather than vice versa.

 

WHO GETS JET LAG?

Almost everyone on a long flight gets jet lag to some degree. In fact a major U.S. showed 94 percent Of long haul travelers experience it. A survey dating back to 1994 reported that 96 percent of the flight Attendants said they suffered from Jet Lag too, despite being accustomed to long international trips. 90 percent said they suffered from tiredness on arrival, 94 percent said they experienced a basic lack Of energy and motivation, and 93 percent said they could not sleep or only cat napped after arriving.

 

PASSENGERS:

Do flying affect  passengers such as you and me, more than it affects the flight professionals? Well maybe, maybe not.  We’re buckled down in our seats; the stewardess or flight steward is usually up moving around helping or attending to the needs of the passengers. They are getting exercise by walking Up and down the aisles of the plane, moving around. The point is that they’re at work at 50,000 FT., Being mobile and being able to stretch and move about is important, but it’s not the key. The true governing factor is the number of time zones you cross, regardless of who you are. The above statistics prove my point. Its 94 percent tourist vs. 96 percent flight attendant and its something that you just simply don’t get acclaimed too. Fatigue is a common problem for travelers, and the sooner you can recover

from jet lag the better.

 

Who is affected most? Young children actually seem immune, and perhaps this is because they’re often asleep on long flights. I’m jealous; wish I were able to get in some zzzz’s like they do. People who are less flexible and tend to stick to a rigid daily routine are often affected to a higher degree by jet lag. People able to cope, and Feel less bothered by chances can adjust better. They seem to be able to adjust their inner clock better,  people who can manage to sleep on these flights do cope better .

 

 

 

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