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How to Get Jetlag-free Travel

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 by

People who travel a lot experience jetlag. Athletes, who travel to different countries for their tournaments, attribute their poor performance on jetlag. Business people, who go to various places for business meetings and other matters, hold jetlag as responsible for their bad days. This goes to show that jetlag affects not only the physical condition of the body but the entire individual.

Jetlag, basically, refers to the condition of the body being disoriented. More often than not, jetlags are a result of crossing time zones which affects the internal body clock of an individual. Some of the common symptoms of jetlag are inability to sleep at night, loss of drive, malaise, tiredness, inability to concentrate, and headaches.

Generally, the severity of jetlags is dependent on the direction of the travel. Most experts say that the occurrences of jetlags are lesser when people travel westward than eastward. This is because the body rhythm is extended up to 27 hours when a person flies westward. In turn, the body is able to catch up with whatever changes in the environment

Moreover, the so-called “circadian rhythm” is greater than 24 hours when a person travels westward. This is because the time of the day is lengthened, thus, giving more time for the body to adjust.

In reality, there are no quick fixes to “cure” the signs of jetlags. However, there are ways to deal with it so as to start healthier in the new environment.

Here’s how:

1. Staying outside during the day is recommended to cope up with jetlags. This is because the person’s body clock will be able to adjust at a faster rate if it will become accustomed to the new surroundings. Usually, natural light aids in coping up with jetlags.

2. It would be better for a person to adjust their bedtime schedules so as to prevent the severity of jetlags. In this way, their body clock will be able to cope up with the changes in the time setting.

3. It is best if people will start eating, sleeping, and doing their usual activities patterned to the local time setting of the new place and not from the usual time they do it back home.

4. For people who travel because of some important event like the athletes or the entrepreneurs, it is best if they travel way ahead of time to their event schedules. This is to give them more time to adjust and get accustomed of the area.

So, jetlag is not so much of a problem. It is just a matter of adjustment and coping up. After which, you can enjoy the new scenery.

Caroline Miller
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/how-to-get-jetlagfree-travel-62866.html

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23 Responses to “How to Get Jetlag-free Travel”

  1. lever says:

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    Just heard about Lidge…

  3. gee branko says:

    THe Goalie is like WTF!?!?!

  4. bene dul-noudje says:

    Please stop acting as though you are more intelligent than me. You have no idea about my knowledge and do not act as though you do. I have not insulted you once during this conversation, why do you feel the need to offend me? I have done nothing to you, so stop being ignorant and stop swearing. Have you no other way to express yourself but from cursing?

  5. rom proth says:

    Well breakfast done and dusted- what to do with a free day in California #chill #jetlag #eat #applestore

  6. patrow says:

    puck is rache's bitch now.

  7. petrine bart says:

    “Guess what I'm playing today, a woman, suprised?!” Oh, Shane.
    We thought you were already used to it.

  8. georgiobas chel says:

    wow wow wow, almost forgot about you old man! Well enough of your shallowness, lost interest in you! Boring!

  9. behleggess says:

    i thought the same thing

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  12. fragu says:

    its the kinda place you go with a girlfriend not for kids

  13. reels doxson says:

    Sure, they’re wrong in a predictive sense because they’re based on incorrect assumptions, but sometimes I wonder if they’re not also wrong in a moral sense because the people who push these incorrect assumptions are trying to capitalize on people actually believing them.

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    be vigilant at all times and pray
    that you may have strength to stand
    before the son of man

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  16. taj beck says:

    Sunday double header tomorrow! Combat Class at 1 pm and Escrima Class at 3 pm. I should be jetlag free by then :)

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    *may

  19. blyta says:

    He sings better than Justin? -_-

  20. kes brachellin says:

    Start your pc in safe mode, and uninstall the graphics driver after that reboot your system and let it boot normally. If you face the same problem the you have to reinstall XP or if it boots properly ( means no error ) then reinstall the driver from cd.

  21. precheorg kingeres says:

    having worked abroad i can tell you there are thousands of brits working all over the world the people that are complaining are called parochial people who cannot see beyond their noses,if i was an employer having seen the british workers in this country i would employ the best workers i could find and that would not include the brits,especially british builders,the same peoples wives will buy goods made in china because they are cheaper,where!s the difference,i have worked on many new power stations here and they were the laziest shower i have ever come across

  22. aso says:

    Watching Source code.. Dumb ass movie. Any movie that involves time travel is the stupidest shit.

  23. bort corth says:

    No, the intelligent say Mr. Warren Buffet is a battle horse extraordinaire who has seen the truth and found it distasteful, never the less has decided in favor of the impossible dream.

    All respect to Mr Warren Buffet.

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