Professional tips against jet lag

Author: Marcus Hochstadt

Article:
First of all please notice that some explanations in my article
are from a “viewpoint” of European Times. You’ll know what I
mean when you read my article.

AND I am German and have some misspelled words, grammar and
phrases. I’m still developing my skills, but just don’t look at
this, look at the content itself, and you’ll be happy. ;-)

So go ahead now, I just want you to recognize it. ;-)

The biological clock of the body needs a while after a journey
into another time belt, in order to adjust itself to the new
rhythm. Physical and mental symptoms can occur here such as
headache, listlessness or nausea, but none jet lag must be
helplessly delivered.

Daylight helps itself the cells, automatically to program on
"Day". When you fly in direction to the east, for example to
Thailand, it might be harder for you - you lose several hours.
In order to prepare some days in advance for the new sleep
rhythm, you should spend some time in the daylight in the early
evening. During the flight it is advisable to sleep in advance.
Then the adjustment goes faster.

When you travel toward the west, approximately to the USA,
you’ll have it easier. Nevertheless you should try to plan its
arrival around noon time to get the brightest light of the day.
Important appointments or activities at the arrival place you
should plan at the time of day, at which you are most awake:
After a flight in direction to the east in the evening, after a
flight in direction to the west in the morning.

Sleep on board

Many humans have problems to fall asleep on the tiny seat in the
airplane. Therefore in such a way some seizes to sleep pills or
tranquilizers. This unnatural interference into the bio rhythm
of the body affects negatively to your adjustment at recent time
conditions.

It is healthier to create yourself in the airplane as good sleep
conditions as possible: Take yourself an inflatable neck cushion
and an eye mask in the airplane. Some airlines distribute
themselves these implements on board, but you shouldn’t rely on
it however.

Since feet often swell on a flight, it is advisable to take your
shoes off and to carry yourself on a warm cosy pair of socks.
Even if you feel yourself it’s not cold, you should cover
yourselves before falling asleep with a light cover (you’ll get
one by all long distance flights), so that you do not wake up
freezing and protect yourself from a cold! I for myself know
what I’m talking about. I have seen many people who
underestimated this point and had a cold at their additional
days after their flight.

Never drink alcohol as your “falling-asleep-assistance”

Tiny alcohol bottles on board often used as a falling asleep
assistance during the flight. In the airplane these affect
however - exactly the same as tranquilizers - three times as
strongly as down on the earth! If you are suffering from fear of
flight you should avoid alcohol here, since psychological
symptoms can occur such as aggression or depression (however,
this is an extensive subject. I will post an article about this
in the future. For now I focus on “jet lag”).

In addition alcohol supports the drainage of the body, which
particularly begins fast on long distance flights. As
consequence headache and listlessness appear. The air within an
airplane is often drier than in the desert! While the air
humidity of the Sahara amounts to about 20 per cent, it occurs
at long distance flights that it falls below the ten-per cent
border. Therefore you should drink much water during, before and
after the flight.

Professionals take beverages themselves

In many cases the water on board isn’t particularly good-tasting
and is served in containers by the size of an egg cup. You won’t
to constantly trouble a flight attendant with your desires.
Therefore take yourself also a large bottle of your preferential
mineral water on board.

Last but not least: my most important advice

To the complete habituation time of your body the following rule
of thumb applies: One day per hour time lag. With a difference
of six hours that would be six days, until the biological clock
of the body ticks in conformity with the time belt. When you
then precautionary go to bed one our earlier/later per day, your
body get used to the new daytime.

Enjoy your trip to Germany!

Much admiration

Marcus


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Marcus Hochstadt travels extensively to countries, continents
and Germany itself as a sales manager and entrepreneur since
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