1.
Get straight back into a proper sleeping patter.
Try to avoid napping during the day, wait until night time before going to
sleep.
2.
Go outside and look at the moon before bed and
get some morning sun first thing in the morning. This helps to reset your body
clock.
3.
Take a vitamin B complex in the morning with
breakfast
4.
Eat foods rich in tryptophan in the evening so
that your body can naturally produce melatonin out circadian rhythm hormone
such as turkey, chicken, dairy products, nuts and seeds, dates, oysters.
5.
Stay hydrated. While traveling aim to drink as
much water as possible. Avoid dehydrating beverages such as alcohol and
caffeine. Drink plenty of water after landing as well as remaining hydrated
will significantly reduce the effects of travel.
6.
Get up and walk around the cabin frequently.
7.
Bring snacks on to the plane such as fruit,
mixed nuts and seeds or vegetable sticks. Try to minimise plane food, particularly
heavy food when traveling.
8.
Take a melatonin supplement on the plane to help
you sleep and for the first few nights when arriving at your destination.
9.
Think of the plane as being in the time zone of
your destination and use the melatonin accordingly.
10.
If you feel tired and require a coffee or tea
make sure they are consumed no later than lunch time and you drink an extra
glass of water to aid hydration.
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