A To Z of Health – “J” is to Jump out of your Jet Lag

For all those, who have never been through it, jet lag is pretty annoying and irritating. There are various causes of jet lag on the body and it can either make you a sleepy cat or can make you a night owl. Not abiding by this, daytime tiredness, gastrointestinal problems and many others can take a toll on your body while making you quite, tired and lethargic.

What is jet lag?

Jet lag is also known as flight fatigue and disturbs the whole function of the body clock. A human body surrounds by a group of 20,000 nerve cells and when it comes under the disturbance of time zone during the time of flight, the whole group of cells disrupted and create some or other kind of problems in the body. These cells need time to modify themselves according to the change and when it cannot happen this lead to various jet lag symptoms like insomnia.

Did you know?

• 93% of the travellers go through the experience of jet lag at some of the time while they are traveling, as per the American Sleep Association.
• Your body needs one day per hour to adjust to the time difference.
• Adjusting the new time zone according to your body clock is extremely important.
• Flying from west to east is can create worse jet lag than east to west.

Ways to avoid jet lag

• Make sure to take plenty of rest before your trip
• Gradually modify your schedule before you leave
• Control bright light exposure
• Treat your new schedule properly
• Stay hydrated to get rid of the laziness
• Try to sleep on the plane 

How to overcome jet lag

• Drink energy drinks
• Increase caffeine consumption
• Make yourself expose to daylight
• Back to the normal sleeping schedule
• Stay hydrated
• Take naps

Footnote

We told you some ways to cure jet lag! Share these tips with your friends and family and do let us know how often do you travel and how you treat jet lag.