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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Experts say shifting meal times, eating smaller portions and drinking water can ease symptoms as millions of travelers cross time zones.
- Tara Schmidt, a registered dietitian at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, suggests travelers gradually shift meal times by 15 minutes before departure to minimize jet lag.
- Once at a destination, experts recommend immediately adopting the local eating schedule. Joanne Slavin, a nutrition expert at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, advises eating meals at local times to reset the body's internal clock.
- To prevent discomfort, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends keeping meals smaller during travel. Schmidt warns that alcohol is "a huge sleep disruptor" that exacerbates dehydration and fatigue.
- While morning coffee is acceptable, Schmidt warns against late-day caffeine use that disrupts sleep. Later in trips, travelers may tolerate larger portions, but should avoid greasy or high-fat foods initially.
- When returning home, travelers should quickly resume normal habits to minimize lingering effects. Slavin said, "the sooner you get back to it, to all of your habits, the better off you're going to be.
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The time lag threatens to turn even a dream holiday into a real torture. And with the high season of journeys in full swing, millions of people may have to deal with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms. But you can minimize the effects of the time lag, and not just adjusting your sleep and waking schedules. What you eat and drink, and how you do it…
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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition.
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