| Too tired to go for meetings when you arrive in your | | | | you on the plane don't hydrate you!2. Set your |
| destinations or worse -too tired to enjoy your | | | | schedule in advanceThe best strategy for going |
| vacations? Jet lag is the effect of crossing one or | | | | across several zones is to start changing your |
| several time zones really quickly, usually by plane. So, if | | | | sleeping schedule several days in advance to the |
| you travel alot for business or are planning a | | | | trip.For instance, if you are travelling from Los Angeles |
| vacation,this information will be invaluable to you. | | | | to Hawaii, begin waking up and sleeping earlier |
| Because to be able to get the most of yout trip, you | | | | gradually 3 to 4 days in advance, this will minimize the |
| need to have better sleep and an increased level of | | | | jet lag effect when you arrive at your |
| energy.Jet lag happens because our body | | | | destination.Adjust your meals and your light exposure |
| temperature rhythm doesn't adjust to a new time zone | | | | as if you were to be already there and following that |
| as quickly as we'd like it to. Whenever you travel East, | | | | schedule.3. Shock your sleep systemWhen you arrive |
| you are forced to sleep when you are not sleepy. | | | | your destination, immediately adapt your sleeping |
| Whenever you travel West, you experience feelings | | | | schedule to the local time zone. For instance, if you |
| of drowisness and tiredness earlier than everyone | | | | arrive at 3Pm and you're feeling tired and drowsy, |
| else.If you are planning for a long vacation and want to | | | | don't sleep! Wait it out and go to sleep at the time you |
| spend your time enjoying it as much as possible | | | | normally would. This will put more pressure on your |
| instead of starving for sleep, or trying to force sleep at | | | | body temperature rhythm to adapt to the local time. If |
| night, take the following precautions to set your sleep | | | | you try to adjust gradually it will take longer and make |
| clock up for the journey well in advance:1. Proper | | | | your vacation time less enjoyable!Using these 3 simple |
| HydrationWhen you fly in a plane for 8 hour, you would | | | | methods should minimize the jet lag effects you |
| lose a lot of water. You may notice that your lips get | | | | experience, and allow you to get most out of your |
| really dry during a long flight. This is because there's | | | | travelling! If you find that you're still feeling very tired |
| zero humidity in the plane! And this means that water | | | | and low on energy during your vacation, take a short |
| is literally evaporating out of you as if you were a | | | | 10-45 nap to recharge yourself.How important is a |
| puddle of cool aid on a hot summer day!Drink lots of | | | | good night sleep worth to you? Ebe Heng |
| water when you arrive at your new destination and | | | | has co-created the ultimate, informative and useful |
| don't stop drinking throughout the day would | | | | sleep |
| immediately hydrate your body. And this would make | | | | dirctories for anyone with any sleep related problems. |
| adjusting to the new time zone much easier for you.It's | | | | Rid |
| also a good idea to keep a water bottle with you on | | | | that insomnia bug and get the sleep that you |
| the plane. The little 100ml packages of water they give | | | | deserved! |