Although a trip to Milan might be fabulous, the first day off the plane is not so fun. Jet-Lag, that state of groginess, extreme tiredness, and choclate cravings, even though it’s 10 AM in your home country, is not a fun feeling.
Dr. Colin Espie, a sleep expert from the Univeristy if Oxford reccomends people to start laying the groundwork a couple days before your departure. For people traveling to the west: “Shift your meals and bedtime an hour later each day before you fly. When you land, stay awake while it’s daylight and only try to sleep when it gets dark.” The opposite goes for people traveling to the east. “In the days before you fly, start eating dinner, going to bed and setting your wake-up alarm an hour earlier each day.”
Many flights depart late at night and arrive early the next morning, so sleeping is imperative. Getting your beauty sleep in the middle seat next to an arm seat hogger and behind an extreme seat recliner, is easier said than done. Dr. Neil Kline from The American Sleep Association reccomends droning out external stimuli as much as possible, so be prepared to bring eyemasks and earbudds to your flight. When you land, try exposing yourself to daylight as soon as possible.
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