Tips to avoid jet lag?
• Drink PLENTY of liquid but no alcohol during the flight. Apply skin lotion. • Even if you may not be able to sleep on an airplane, close your eyes and “pretend to”. • Adjust your clock to the new time zone upon departure and start pretending to be adjusted yourself. • Upon arrival go to bed according to the local time zone, NOT according to your biological clock. • If you HAVE to sleep, take a 30 minute nap. It’s been scientifically proven, that a short “power-nap” equals several hours regular sleep. It’s just important that you don’t get into the phase of REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement sleep = deep sleep), hence the 30 minute rule. • Biologically you’ll survive just fine even if you manage to get no more than 4-5 hours of sleep for a couple of days, so don’t turn lack of sleep into a problem. Stay calm and enjoy the fact that less sleep gives you more time to experience and explore the new surroundings!
