How frequent travellers travel jet lag free around the world

People who travel will sooner or later have to deal with the unpleasant experience of jet lag. If you travel a lot you can train your body to get used to it, but eventually it will catch up to you. So while jet lag seems unavoidable, there are some things you can do to minimize it’s impact on your physical and mental condition when traveling.

Simply put, “jet lag” means your your body is disoriented, often as a result of crossing time zones which affects your internal clock. Some of the common symptoms of jet lag are inability to sleep at night, loss of motivation, tiredness, inability to concentrate, and headaches.

Surprisingly, experts say the severity of a jet lag is dependent on the direction of the travel: when people travel westward the symptoms are generally less severe than when they travel eastward. This is because the body rhythm is extended up to 27 hours when you fly westward. This so-called “circadian rhythm” can be greater than 24 hours when a person travels for enough wes…