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Jet Lag, The Evolution of Jet Lag Research,
and How to Travel Without Jet Lag
Jet lag is a condition marked by fatigue, insomnia, and irritability that is caused by air travel through changing time zones
leaving a a person feeling "out of sync" with the local time at his or her destination.
The 'bodyclock' mechanisms in people, also known as circadian rhythms, are
under neuro (nerve)-endocrine (glandular) control, and under normal circumstances, function
in a synchronized manner. The symptoms known as 'jet lag' are not due to fatigue, but to
de-synchronization of your body rhythms.
You can only imagine how your experiencing any of the following symptoms of jet lag
could ruin your business or pleasure trip.
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An all-over, all-consuming weariness that affects your sense of time, place
and well-being
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Impaired concentration, memory, and performance
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Insomnia
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Loss of appetite
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Headache
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Impaired night vision
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Limited peripheral vision
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The body clock's principal control center is a part of
the hypothalamus gland in the brain which processes nerve signals. In order to reset the
body clock we must send properly coordinated signals to the hypothalamus and 'trick' it
into shifting to a new pattern which fits the time zone at our destination. The principal
devices used to accomplish this phase change are known as Zeitgebers (German for
'time giver').
Zeitgebers are agents, such as bright light, melatonin, food, caffeine, exercise,
and social or interpersonal stimulation, that regulate or shift the phase
of a circadian rhythm, establishing your body clock setting. StopJetLag
orchestrates the use of these influences on your body clock to achieve
smooth, effective time zone transitions... all within the constraints
of your flight schedule and typical daily habits.
StopJetLag’s powerful 'expert system' software performs
hundreds of calculations, analyzes possible scenarios and ultimately selects the best
timing and type of anti-jet lag measures to follow. A basic aim of the program is to switch
your behavior to a new time frame as soon as practical during your trip, which helps you
arrive at your destinations alert and 'in-sync' with your surroundings.
The program's Daily Agendas present the recommended measures in a clear and concise
format. Each agenda prescribes the right thing to do at the right time, including when to
begin adjusting your behavior to destination time.
Dr. Charles Ehret
"Dealing with jet lag is a complex problem. I tried for many
years to come up with rules of thumb for dealing with jet lag by incorporating each and every
one of the scientifically proven body clock re-setters (zeitgebers) and finally realized that
either I had to analyze every trip for sleep deprivation (an impossible task given the unlimited
number of possible flight itineraries) or co-author an expert system computer program to make
such knowledge available to all travelers."
As Featured In:
- Wall Street Journal
- United Airlines In-Flight Magazine
- Arthur Frommer - The Almanac of Travel
- Northwest Airlines - World Traveler Magazine
- USA Today
- Sydney Morning Herald
- Via (AAA) Magazine
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Investors Business Daily
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