How to avoid / reduce JetLag?

If you have travelled a long distance, you know what a jet lag is, certainly when you travel east.  Here are some tips to avoid/reduce the symptoms of a jet lag.

First, where are the symptoms of jet lag coming from? The symptoms of jet lag comes from the sleep deprivation and fatigue that come with long stints in a cramped seat and the misalignment of your body clock with the local time zone as well the direction you fly.  Going East is worse then flying West.

How to avoid / reduce jet lag symptoms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experts say you can’t entirely prevent jet lag but you can reduce the symptoms.

1. Drink, but no Alcohol: Keep hydrated to avoid headaches and lightheartedness

2. Flying East? Aim for an evening arrival. You can work on the plane, have a quick dinner and go bed at new local bedtime

3. Shift your sleep schedule an hour earlier each night, starting three days before you leave on an eastbound trip.

4. Get as much early morning light as possible: Light is the most potent tool for adjusting your body clock

5. Use Melatonin: By caution on using drugs as the results of the studies are mixed.

6. On arrival, have a 1h floatation sessions in a spa. 1h in the bath equals 3-6h of sleep

 

Do you have a tip, idea you use to get over your jet lag, let us know

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About Frederik Van Lierde

I was born in 1974 so I consider myself still as a young entrepreneur. I started to sell at the age of 12, when my father had Open-Door days. I was selling the garden furniture stock. My grandfather Eduard Van Lierde always told me that if you work hard you can reach everything you want. Ever since, his thought is with me. One day my father came home with an IBM PS2 computer. I remember the argue between my parents as in that time those home computers where very expensive. From that moment on the IT virus hit me. When my father sold the company, I decided to move my studies to IT. After graduating, I started as an employee for an international company but very soon I found out that being an ‘employee’ was not my future or goal. Thanks to a very good friend, I received my first position as IT manager at the age of 24. Meanwhile I created a Point-of-Sales system and sold it all over Europe. Many business challenges came, some stayed and some are gone. Every adventure was a success, not always money wise but I learned from every situation and used the experience in the next one. I am very proud of the partners I can work with. It is not always easy to find the right people, but I guess I am a lucky man. (Even from the ‘bad’ partners I learned something: ‘how not to do it’) You can only reach your goals when you have the right people to help you! The journey isn’t finished, many ideas and challenges will come and I will post regularly about it on Twitter, this blog and in many other ways.

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