{"id":34616,"date":"2015-05-29T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T17:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=34616"},"modified":"2016-12-14T13:45:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T19:45:56","slug":"jetlag-demystified-and-cured-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/jetlag-demystified-and-cured-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet lag demystified\u2014and cured (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jet lag is a pesky side effect of taking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/?WT.tsrc=orbitzBlog\">a really great trip<\/a> far, far away. How does jet lag work? How can it be cured, quickly? Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn more below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebookers.com\/travel-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/jetlagdemystified-bullseye-102811.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ebookers.com\/travel-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/jetlagdemystified-bullseye-102811.jpg\" alt=\"Jet Lag Demystified\" width=\"925\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Infographic created by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebookers.com\" target=\"_blank\">eBookers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before flying: exercise, use lavender to relax and drink green tea.<\/p>\n<p>In-flight: walk around, stand, stretch, bring sleep aids (a blindfold, neck rest, ear plugs), change your watch to the time zone of your destination, drink water, drink more water.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve landed: avoid alcohol and caffeine 3-4 hours before bed, use melatonin and eat cherries at night.<\/p>\n<p>Some facts about jet lag:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flying westward causes less jet lag than flying eastward<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping pills can do more harm than good<\/li>\n<li>The time it takes for the body to adjust is proportional to the number of time zones passed<\/li>\n<li>Signs of jet lag are fatigue, irritability, loss of concentration and loss of appetite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus, you can try the Argonne Anti-Jet-Lag-Diet four days before you fly. Just eat high protein breakfasts, high carbo dinners, and really light in between.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/?WT.tsrc=orbitzBlog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blogCTA-_general2.jpg\" alt=\"blogCTA _general2\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blogCTA-_general2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blogCTA-_general2-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT05NGY2MjU5NjA0OWRhOTJlYjdjZDI3ZDIzYTllZmMxOA==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inflight and post-flight advice to help quash the effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":34811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1721],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infographic"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jet lag demystified\u2014and cured (infographic) | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jet lag has always been a pesky side effect of taking a really great trip to a destination far, far away. 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