做这些事能帮助你在飞机上入眠
Whether you're jetting from coast to coast or around the world, jet lag is a downright drag. A little background on the traveler's worst enemy: "Jet lag occurs when we experience a desynchronization between our internal body clock and the external time clock of our destination," explained Natalie Dautovich, Ph.D., an Environmental Fellow at the National Sleep Foundation. "Symptoms of this desynchronization include fatigue, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, indigestion, and a negative mood." None of those symptoms make for a very fun vacation. One of the best ways to avoid that "desynchronization" is to sleep on the plane on your way to the destination. There's just one problem: "Airplanes are a terrible place to sleep," said Dr. Carl Bazil, a sleep specialist and professor of neurology at Columbia University. So how do you actually get a good night's sleep on a plane? "Travel first class," said Dr. Bazil, with a laugh. If that's not an option, the sleep experts had a few suggestions for how to get something resembling a good night's sleep on an economy budget. Book Your Plane Ticket Carefully "Select a flight that allows early evening arrival," suggests Dautovich, which could mean skipping sleep entirely and making it easier to stay up until 10 p.m. local time, which is the suggested bedtime when visiting a destination that adheres to a different time zone. Set Your Watch Having a visual cue can help your body adjust to the time more quickly. That's why Dautovich recommends adjusting your watch or the clock on your phone to the time at your destination as soon as you get on the plane. That way, your mind will begin to adjust to the new time zone. Eat Before You Get on the Plane "Eat before you get on the plane," said Dr. Bazil. "It's part of the circadian rhythm where you're trying to tell your body, 'OK, this is dinnertime.' Plus, you don't have to wait on the plane until they give you the bad meal and you can just go to sleep." |