4 Helpful Tips To Ease Jet Lag

1. Adjust Your Sleep and Eating
Schedules
Do this for like a week or a few days before
your flight, this gives your body a better chance to adjust to the impending
changes. If you’re traveling east, go to bed an hour earlier each night for two
to three days before your flight. If you’re traveling west, go to bed an hour
later for two to three days too. You should also try to adjust your eating
schedules so you have your meals closer to the time you will be eating them at
your destination.

2. Avoid Alcohol and Caffeine 
The air inside airplanes is
quite dry, as a result, it leaves your skin stretched and dry. It is therefore
necessary to drink enough water to keep your hydration levels at a healthy
point. However, consuming alcohol or caffeine especially during a flight
dehydrates you and makes it more difficult for your body to adjust to new time
zones, which worsens jet lag.

3. Sleep Well Before Your
Flight 
You should try to get several nights of good sleep in the days
leading up to your flight, so you don’t end up sleep deprived when you board the
plane because this just makes jet lag worse. To ease jet lag, it is important to
maintain a regular sleep schedule or routine in the days leading up to your
flight, so it’s easier for your body to deal with jetlag.

4. Do Light
Exercise During the Flight 
Sitting at the same spot for hours is enough
to make anyone cranky, so try to avoid this by standing up and walking in the
aisle of the plane (from time to time) to serve as a light exercise to help move
your joints. You can also do some light stretching while in the aisle, such as
standing side stretches. Moving your body can help to improve your blood
circulation and it can also help you sleep more easily, especially if you go for
a short walk before you sleep.