Ready to beat jet lag and make the most of your travels? Check out these expert science-backed tips for a smooth transition! ✈️😴
Vacationing somewhere far from home is always fun — but traveling there via plane can be a real lesson in self-discipline. Hours upon hours in a cramped, confined space with low air pressure and low humidity can bring on discomforts ranging from headache to dehydration.But even after stepping off the plane, your troubles may be only beginning.
Human circadian rhythms operate on a roughly 24-hour schedule and influence a whole bunch of background physical, mental and behavioral processes that you don’t typically worry about — until you fly across three different time zones, of course. At this point, your body is behaving very differently from how it does while awake; in fact, even your core body temperature is at its lowest point during this time. Then, when morning light enters your eyes and travels along the optic nerve all the way to the circadian center, the brain tells you that it’s time to wake up and be alert.How to Reset Circadian Rhythm
To help ensure your body gets the message, Roach suggests basking in the sun without sunglasses or spending time in a brightly lit room in the hours just before your biological clock’s natural low point.Say you've traveled from Los Angeles to London and your circadian low point is now around noon local time . If you decide to catch as many rays as possible both in the morning and afternoon, your circadian system will subsequently receive both a “delay” and “advance” signal .
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