Jet-lag after a long travel can make the whole trip really bad quickly. Here are some tips on how to prevent or cure the accursed condition:
Eat a light meal containing plenty of carbohydrates and greens before travelling.
Try to arrive well rested and healthy at your departure airport.
Try to get a flight with no/few stops as the changing cabin pressure exacerbates jet lag.
Set your watch to destination time as soon as you board the plane.
Try to sleep, or at least rest, when destination time is night, and to stay awake if it’s daytime. This means on the plane and on the ground when you arrive. No long siestas!
Try to eat meals according to destination timing. Eat lightly. Drink lots of water.
Avoid alcohol, coffee, tea, as these maintain departure body time. OK, OK, have a beer, but that’s it. And drink lots of water as dehydration lowers your general health barriers to in-flight bugs, in addition to inhibiting body clock resetting.
Get some exercise on the plane. This helps not only with jet lag but other health factors too, such as DVT.
Press a pen point on the underside of your big toes during the flight. This apparently stimulates appropriate acupressure points.
Get out in the daylight when you arrive, preferably without sunglasses. Let the body know it’s in a new place. Walk/exercise. This will encourage your body clock to make the change.
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