The expert gave advice on adapting to jet lag.


In conversation with the agency RuNews24.ruOn Tuesday, March 4, the specialist noted that if the difference with local time is not a couple, but four or more hours, it can become a problem for the body. In this regard, it is important to prepare before traveling long distances, and adaptation should begin in one to two weeks. For example, it is worth shifting the time of waking up and going to bed by 15 minutes every day. This will make it easier to get used to the new time.
In addition, it is important to pay attention to the emotional state on the eve of the trip — to avoid stress and strong impressions. On a trip, it would be useful to take with you the usual attributes of sleep — a favorite blanket or toy.
In a new place, you should immediately start living according to local time: spend more time outdoors during the day so that serotonin can be produced, and turn off the lights and go to bed in the evening, even if you don't feel like it yet, writes RT. This will speed up adaptation and help to adjust biorhythms.
Muradova stressed that it is especially important to maintain a familiar and comfortable sleep pattern for children. If the child is used to sleeping separately, it is worth taking care of the availability of a cot. A child may feel tired faster from a lot of impressions and walks, so it's important to stick to the usual routine and follow the traditional relaxing ritual before going to bed.
On March 2, Elena Kosheleva, in an interview with Izvestia, advised make a list of things in advance that will definitely come in handy. It is worth starting fees with documents.
In December, therapist Elena Revkova advised sticking to a healthy lifestyle before traveling to warmer climes in winter. She explained that it would be difficult for a person to adjust to a new time zone and a sharp temperature drop, the website notes kp.ru . In this regard, she pointed out the importance of strengthening immunity before traveling. href="https://360.ru/news/zdorove/terapevt-revkova-posovetovala-priderzhivatsja-zozh-pered-poezdkoj-zimoj-v-teplye-kraja/">360.ru.
In November, Mammadov Rashad Ilham, a tourism expert, said that melatonin is necessary for normal sleep in a different time zone. You can take it on the first day, and on the second day the body adapts, writes Pravda.Ru . He specified that, on average, it takes up to three days for the body to recover. It is important to get more sleep at such moments and help all processes get back to normal.
Previously NSN wrote with reference to experts how to adapt to work after a rest. So, before starting work, it is important to normalize sleep patterns, as well as to normalize nutrition. It is important to pay attention to this if a person has spent a vacation in a different time zone.
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