Traveling several time zones to the east causes worse jet lag than flying the same number of time zones west, and although the precise mechanism isn’t known, it probably reflects the greater difficulty of advancing rather than delaying the body’s internal clock. Reprints...
When youfly west, you need toadapt to longer daysto fit the new time zone, whilegoing east, you have toadjust to shorter days. Research shows that many people suffer worse jet lag heading east as they experience a phase-advance. Find the time zone difference to your destination The reason...
The right light exposure at the right time can significantly accelerate your adaptation. Seeing light at the wrong time will make your jet lag worse. Selective caffeination Using caffeine “little and often,” and then stopping after lunch, will optimize the benefits and minimize the negative eff...
In aviation we say “west is best” because jet lag is worse if you fly east. You acclimatise by one and a half hours a day on average when travelling west, but only one hour per day on average when travelling east.Credit: mikekwok/Getty ImagesHow long does jet lag last? Whether ...
In aviation we say “west is best” because jet lag is worse if you fly east. You acclimatise by one and a half hours a day on average when travelling west, but only one hour per day on average when travelling east.Credit: mikekwok/Getty ImagesHow long does jet lag last? Whether ...
I find that that going is easier to handle. It's coming home (i.e., going east to west) that seems to be harder for me. But perhaps excitement has an impact on jet lag. Traveling to my destination (which usually means going east) is easier to take jet-lag-wise than coming home,...
Jet lag is caused when your natural sleep pattern is disrupted. We all have something called a circadian rhythm, which is essentially an internal clock that tells our body when it's time to sleep, based on the time of day. When you fly across time zones either east-west or west-east,...
Jet lag is atemporary sleep disorderthat commonly affects people who travel across two or more time zones, aggravated for those traveling west to east. Jet lag symptoms are caused by a disruption to yourcircadian rhythm, when yourinternal clock is not aligned with the local time. ...
Heading back in time, or west, is (in my experience) the easiest to cope with. Dr. Ferber seems to concur. Depending on how great the time difference, your best bet is to keep your child up until their bedtime local time (which would be later than at home). Then, get them up at...
“But when you go farther west than three time zones, or farther east than two time zones, you should expect some jet lag,” Schulman said. He explained that the reason traveling west tends to be easier is because the body’s circadian rhythms actually stretch a bit longer than 24 hours...