How to beat 6 Hour Jet Lag
6 Tips To Beat Jet Lag
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Mitch and I just got back from Japan and
Korea it was amazing and we also got to
experience the amazing wonder that is
polite and when we arrived back home we
felt like death yeah we became extremely
exhausted unmotivated had weird eating
habits and waiting about totally random
plans it's what the kids are calling jet
lag these days I don't know but we had
it so what God is thinking what is the
science behind jet lag and what are some
tips to overcoming and beating this
awful feeling so jet lag is actually a
disruption with our internal clock that
helps us to anticipate dusk and dawn
these biological clocks help control
blood pressure stress appetite and more
so it makes sense you mess with the
clocks you mess with your life so tip
number one is preparation you can ease
yourself into a new time zone by
consciously manipulating your exposure
to light that's green oblige perpare me
for my trip your body can feel extra
exhausted when it's forced to completely
adapt to a new light schedule so if
you're traveling east for example your
body will feel like it's getting darker
earlier and a way you can prepare for
this is by leaving the light outside
earlier in your day so say it's 5:00
p.m. it's don't bright outside but you
should go inside
indoors get away from the light so your
body is trying to sync up with the light
schedule of where you'll end up if
you're doing the opposite and traveling
to the west then you want to stay up
later and expose yourself to outdoor
light as long as possible if you find
this confusing don't worry there's
actually an app called entrain which
uses math and algorithms to help reduce
your jet lag by mobile tracking tip
number two prepare with a portable light
box you can gradually readjust your
rhythms prior to a trip by using a
portable light box which actually
simulate sunlight I prepare with a light
box sewing and I have the best day ever
run some marathons solve some world
issues and just be awesome can you get
me of beads to prepare for a west2east
trip you can actually get up earlier and
use the portable light box to simulate
sunlight and help you wake up conversely
to handle an east-to-west journey you
can actually use the portable light box
at night to help you stay up later and
prepare you for when you arrive in your
new place this has actually worked
wonders for people who like to prepare
an advance and use their travel time to
the fullest tip the
three drink lots of water lower oxygen
and dry air on planes can actually have
a negative impact do and make your jet
lag a lot worse experts recommend that
you have two cups of water before
getting on your flight and one liter of
water for every hour that you're on your
flight that's a lot of water and I know
it might be hard but you should try and
avoid those temptations of alcohol and
coffee on the plane because they're just
really gonna dehydrate you oh and here's
a bonus tip you might want to get an IOC
if you're drinking this much water
because you're gonna have to pee a lot
and it's gonna be nice and clear instead
of that nasty orange juice pee that you
get when you come off a plane normally
tip number four adjust your meals for
wherever you are if we ate breakfast
every day at 8 a.m. in Toronto then we
should eat breakfast every day at 8 a.m.
in Tokyo know what time is it even I'm
not even hungry what I have to eat
research in mice has found that eating
directly affects insulin levels and
these insulin levels directly affect
your body's timekeeping eating meals
sync to the time zone you are and will
help your body adjust the same goes for
exercise assuming that most people work
out or do exercise during the day you
should exercise during the day as well
and whatever time zone you are in tip
number 5 is taking appropriate naps
daytime naps to get you through a
jet-lagged day or okay if you can keep
it under 30 minutes I woke up today feel
a DS naps help you to avoid sleep
inertia which is that crappy feeling you
get when you wake up out of deep sleep
but they also help to ensure that you're
still tired at nighttime so you can get
the amount of sleep that you need tip
number 6 maybe something that's
available to us in the future
researchers have found that mice that
lack the receptor for arginine
vasopressin are actually much better at
dealing with jetlag and time shifts this
is obviously very exciting news because
some sort of jet lag here would be great
for us in the future but unfortunately
it is much more complicated than that
and we are still a ways to go before we
actually get a little pill pill pop to
get rid of jet lag so in the meantime
we're just gonna have to enjoy the
miracle that is flight and the amazing
salty food the potential Wi-Fi so you
can like watch
the fact of the stewardesses and
stewardess men are all extremely nice
that the bathroom is really scary and
every time you flex like the most
powerful oshiro sounds like a gunshot
like that and what else is great about
play turbulence whoo yeah we hope these
tips have been useful for you next time
you're down and out and trying to adjust
to a new time zone and let us know if
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