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Man experiencing serious stress due to the rapid change of time zones. The difference in one or two - nothing more, but three or more effect is much stronger.
jet lag - one of the most unpleasant sides of long-distance travel. This word is called the failure of the natural rhythms of the body due to crossing multiple time zones. Often it is not easy to adapt to.
So the experience of overcoming adversity has Dovgopol Denis, entrepreneur and organizer of Startup Crash Test. By occupation he in 2005 to cope with the difference in time zones 6-10. Afford to spend days on the adaptation of Dennis can not. Here are some of its recommendations.
1. A couple of days before the flight, try to sleep as little as possible. Take yourself work and duties so that in these two days of sleep took less than five hours.
2. The resulting fatigue makes it possible to catch up on sleep on the plane. So the body will quickly adapt to the new rhythm.
3. no coffee during the flight! This is even more knocks. When will find yourself at your destination, you can drink a cup or two - as a stimulant.
4. Grab your tickets so that arrive between noon and sunset. We need to see the sun set. Because the body understands that it was evening. Arrival early in the morning, leaves little chance of going to bed at a normal time. After sunset, the body does not orient the time. The difference in price is justified for such flights.
5. It is important not to go to bed before 10 pm. If you woke up before 7 am, make yourself dospat another hour or two.
6. The most dangerous period, regardless of the shift time - from 4 to 6 pm. At this time especially high risk to fall asleep and wake up at 2 am. In this interval should be very careful while driving and better not to schedule meetings.
7. If you have identified a dangerous time for yourself, there are two good ways to take it. The first - the pool or the beach: 30-40 minutes in water give a good supply of energy until the evening. The second - a walk. The vigorous pace, in the park, an hour and a half.
8. Fruit can also support in this period.
9. If all else fails - in pharmacies have melatonin, a regulator of the life rhythm. Taken at bedtime and a couple of days leads to life. Better a little hormone, than a lot of stress. But this is an extreme case.
And one more point to be taken into account. As a rule, the flight to the east experienced worse than in the West. Light you travel.
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