How to deal with jet lag and get your sleep and life back to normal after a long flight
Jet lag can wreak havoc on the mind and body. An expert shares tips for how to reset and get your life and sleep pattern back in sync
Jet lag can reduce people to all sorts of states. After a recent 17-hour flight from Britain to Hong Kong via Doha, Qatar, “caffeinated zombie” best describes this author.
A day after landing in Hong Kong, jet lag’s unwelcome pattern kicked in: go to sleep at 9pm, wake up a few hours later, spend the next six hours staring at the ceiling with some Netflix bingeing thrown in.
Five days later sleep patterns – and life – returned to normal, but during that time my mind and body rode some roller coasters that were heading in opposite directions.
There is a scientific explanation for why people feel out of sync after such a long journey.