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Unfortunately, that won’t work for everyone. The effects of alcohol differ with folks, and it is known that the effects of alcohol are magnified while flying. In my case, alcohol keeps me awake! In addition, alcohol and club soda are TERRIBLE as far as the dehydration factor goes. Club soda is very high in sodium. Coffee and tea, both with caffeine, acting as stimulants, are no good. Plus they also are diuretics, so there goes that extra water. Best to stick with little or no alcohol, club soda, coffee, or tea, and drink lots of water or juice. HOWEVER… I am one of the WORST when it comes to this. I do drink lots of water. But I also drink champagne and/or wine while inflight, drink gallons of coffee, and do all of the other things that are bad for you. But I can’t sleep on a plane anyway, so I just try to plan my schedule for a lousy first day and catch up on my sleep once at my destination. There are all kinds of remedies, which include watching your sleep and diet prior to leaving, etc. Just try different things and use whatever works for you. — jla
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I second your opinion Ken. Stop procrastinating about it. Eat light, drink plenty of water, work and rest to the local time zone once you get there. You’ll be adjusted in no time. –Weiyun – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >IMHO, worrying about jet lag becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. What I >do is after checking into my hotel, I go out for an afternoon/evening on >the town. Sure, I feel like a zombie at first, but then the excitement >boosts my energy. I "bop til I drop", go to bed around 9 or 10PM >(local), get a good night’s sleep, and I’m good as new the next >morning. The first few afternoons I sag a little bit, but other than >that, no problems. >Good luck. >Ken > A previous posting talked about aromatherapy for jetlag. No details were given > about it. Does anyone know what works? > What ways do people find useful to beat jetlag? I am traveling to Europe on a > typical red-eye flight and won’t get to my destination until the afternoon. > Thanks.
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A previous posting talked about aromatherapy for jetlag. No details were given about it. Does anyone know what works? What ways do people find useful to beat jetlag? I am traveling to Europe on a typical red-eye flight and won’t get to my destination until the afternoon. Thanks.
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I had excellent results with a product call No Jet Lag pills. Flew overnight to Paris and felt just terrific. See www.nojetlag.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >A previous posting talked about aromatherapy for jetlag. No details were given >about it. Does anyone know what works? >What ways do people find useful to beat jetlag? I am traveling to Europe on a >typical red-eye flight and won’t get to my destination until the afternoon. >Thanks.
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IMHO, worrying about jet lag becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. What I do is after checking into my hotel, I go out for an afternoon/evening on the town. Sure, I feel like a zombie at first, but then the excitement boosts my energy. I "bop til I drop", go to bed around 9 or 10PM (local), get a good night’s sleep, and I’m good as new the next morning. The first few afternoons I sag a little bit, but other than that, no problems. Good luck. Ken – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > A previous posting talked about aromatherapy for jetlag. No details were given > about it. Does anyone know what works? > What ways do people find useful to beat jetlag? I am traveling to Europe on a > typical red-eye flight and won’t get to my destination until the afternoon. > Thanks.
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>I second your opinion Ken. >Stop procrastinating about it. Eat light, drink plenty of water, work and >rest to the local time zone once you get there. You’ll be adjusted in no >time.
It’s a nice thought, isn’t it? However, it isn’t going to work for everybody. I reset my watch on departure, eat light, drink plenty of liquids, don’t nap on arrival, and sleep like a log the first night because I’m so tired. The next three or four nights, however, have me wide awake and perky until it’s nighttime back home. My body is a creature of serious habit 
. While I agree entirely with your and Ken’s underlying message of "think positive," we’re getting a little too close to "if you still have jet lag, you’re clearly doing something wrong" territory for my liking. For some of us it’s just not that easy. OTOH, it’s not that huge a deal for me either–I’m not operating precision instruments or heavy machinery, and I’ve been sleepy before in my life without any hideous effects. I follow the physiology-resetting guidelines, but just because they’re comfortable for me anyway. Deborah Stevenson
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