| Jet lag can be one of the worst, and certainly one of | | | | and tourists alike to maximize the opportunities |
| the most frustrating, aspects of long distance travel. | | | | afforded by their stay. What's more, if insomnia |
| Also called desynchronosis (meaning "out of time"), | | | | caused by jet lag does not pass, or recurs frequently |
| jet lag occurs when travellers pass through multiple | | | | for more than a couple of weeks, it could be |
| time zones, arriving several hours ahead or behind | | | | indicative of a more persistent sleep problem. |
| their "home" time. | | | | Natural sleep remedies and approaches can be used |
| Travelling across several time zones upsets your | | | | to effectively manage jet lag and, by taking a |
| body's internal clock, which relies on a variety of | | | | proactive approach, you can significantly decrease or |
| environmental cues such as daylight and temperature. | | | | limit the severity and number of symptoms - not to |
| The degree of jet lag suffered can be measured in | | | | mention shortening the duration of your jet lag. |
| terms of the time change you undergo - the greater | | | | Establishing a regular and consistent sleep schedule |
| the difference in time between your home and your | | | | before you even start to make travel plans is one |
| new location, the more disoriented your body clock | | | | important step towards limiting the effects of jet lag. |
| becomes and the more jet lag you are likely to | | | | Simple dietary changes like the reduction or |
| experience. | | | | elimination of caffeine and alcohol have also proven |
| One major feature of jet lag is seen in your body's | | | | effective, and travellers who are accustomed to |
| struggle between emotional energy and physical | | | | coping with jet lag often bring along natural sleep |
| lethargy. While your mind is able to process the | | | | remedies like herbal teas and infusions to help induce |
| change in time and location relatively quickly and can | | | | the body's natural sleep cycles upon arrival at their |
| rationally appreciate environmental cues such as | | | | destination. |
| daylight (or the lack of it) and time of day, your | | | | You may have heard that sleeping pills and other |
| body will be much slower to respond. Although the | | | | sleep aids are also effective tools for managing jet |
| time to recover will vary from person to person, | | | | lag. |
| most people agree that overcoming jet lag, adjusting | | | | Because sleeping pills suppress the body's immune |
| to a new time zone and resuming a regular sleep | | | | system in order to generate artificial sleep, as |
| cycle can take two or three days or, in severe | | | | opposed to naturally induced restorative sleep, |
| cases, an entire a week. | | | | sleeping pills are not always an effective remedy for |
| Although not necessarily serious, insomnia caused by | | | | jet lag. In fact, sleeping pills can potentially |
| jet lag can interfere with mental clarity and efficiency | | | | exacerbate the symptoms by delaying the |
| and may have some bearing on your emotional state. | | | | adjustment of your internal body clock. |
| Jet lag can also make it difficult for business travellers | | | | |