While travelling by air, you may be reaching your destination in the shortest time possible, but your body needs time to get over the jet lag.
When a traveler reaches a destination, his body clock needs time to come back to its normal patterns or Circadian Rhythms. In very simple terms, what we commonly term as jet lag, is the customization of the body with the new time and place. Let’s read a little more about it.
- When Does It Happen?
Jet lag is generally seen when an individual travels four time zones in a particular direction. In other words if you are travelling from London to Europe you may not feel any tiredness. But if you are travelling to India from London you surely will.
- Why Is It Called Jet Lag?
In the earlier times when people used to travel by sea they felt less tired and exhausted as the travel time was much more. But modern day aircrafts do not give the body any time to adjust. Hence the tiredness hits you like a jet. People in good health also take at least a good 24 hours to adjust to the new changes.
- Symptoms of Jet Lag
People who are already suffering from any chronic ailment see their infections rise and get extremely uncomfortable and distressed. In certain cases where the elderly are travelling, families sometimes hire the services of a commercial flight medical escort, to ensure that any unforeseen situation can be controlled in time. The common symptoms are insomnia, lack of appetite, nausea, constipation and extreme tiredness.
- Avoid Jet Lag
Sleeping while in flight is an easy solution to avoid the jet lag. But then long periods of staying in one place can raise the chances of DVT. Try and relax while in the flight. Avoid further travelling if you are already jet lagged. When making you travel plans, remember that the actual travel time will be twice the time that will be spent in air. Keep the details of a medical escorts company, handy just in case the symptoms aggravate into something serious.
