How to get over Jetlag [tips and advice that work for me]

Jetlag can be a major inconvenience so I've posted my recommendations on how I recover or attempt to minimise the impact. 

When travelling to the USA

- I set my watch to the US time zone, so if it's NYC I'm flying to my watch goes back 5 hours. 

- I allow one glass of wine on the plane. The rest of the time I drink water

- I take an hour nap time on the flight but then make sure I stay awake for the duration of the flight. 

- When I arrive in New York I adapt to the time zone, so I'll have an evening meal, take a walk and stay awake until it becomes evening time and it's naturally time to go to sleep. 

- I will resist any urge to have a quick hours nap. 

- I'll continue to drink water. 

- I also avoid any alcohol. 

- The next morning I'll awaken early and I will hit the streets of New York for a walk. 

When returning to the UK

- Throughout the day I drink plenty of water

I'll nip the bathroom early on in the flight so to avoid any necessary  trips to the bathroom which will disturb my sleeping regime on the plane. 

- For some reason and I'm not sure why I'll eat a banana before my flight and this helps me feel naturally tired, increasing the chances of me getting sleep on the plane. 

- I set my watch to UK time as soon as so board my flight. 

- I try to eat a healthy meal on the plane to avoid me feeling bloated. 

- I will remember to pack my eyemask and ear plugs. 

- I like it if the flight is a little bumpy it helps me relax and drift off to sleep. 

- I switch off my phone so not to be distracted. 

- Upon arriving in the UK I will avoid the urge to have an hour nap and instead try to adapt to GMT timezone and will fall asleep naturally in the evening. 

I hope the above helps you in adapting to jetlag on your US travels. Let me know if you have any tips and advice on combatting Jetlag - sammualjamesmcloughlin@gmail.com