Jet Lag Exposed

By Chance Buckman

It's no secret that traveling takes a toll on your body, but to be honest, jet lag is often one of the most misunderstood ailments. I cannot tell you the number of times i have heard aobut a "new remedy" that was supposed to be the cure all. Well, I am here today to expose jet lag for what it really is so you can avoid it. In addition I will show you a few things to steer clear form.

First off jet lag is simple a disruption in your bodies biological clock, plain and simple. Your body gets accustomed to a certain way of life over time and when that is changed your body has to adjust and this causes jet lag. Its not the air, the airline food, or the stewardess, although they all play a small role.

So being that we know why you feel jetlagged in a new time zone, we must do some things that will allow us to get back to normal so we are not awake at 4 am any more watching infomercials.

First, you need to be active during the day for two reasons. One, activity makes you tired, easy enough. Two, the sunlight you get from being outside is a natural hormone that aides in the regulation of your bodies natural sleep cycles, so you can fall asleep when it gets dark out. This is also why you feel so tired after a long day in the sun, well that and the eight games of volleyball and case of beers.

Next, make sure you are taking care of your body by keeping it hydrated and feeding it quality food. As always, you want to drink about a gallon of water a day for optimal hydration. In addition, stay away from high sugar foods which can cause you to crash. Instead look for high protein and good carbohydrate foods such as granola bars or legumes (beans to the layperson). These will give you sustained energy throughout the day, but not keep you up at night.

Finally, you might want to employ the use of a travel supplement. Now there are a great many out there that vary in their claims, We actually only recommend the one below, but have tried many of the other names out there and have found some similar results.

Because a lot of the "jet lag remedies" are homeopathic or tincture in nature the effects are a bit up in the air if not placebo. We look for a supplement with proven ingredients to help you regulate your sleep cycles and hopefully boost your immune system as well. You always want to keep your immune system up when traveling as a disruption in your circadian rhythms can put you at greater risk for infection.

Good luck out there!

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