• Start to follow the rhythms of
  the new time zone before departing, several days in advance, slowly begin
  moving closer the hours of the meals and those of waking up and going to sleep
  to the hours of the new time zone. Once at the destination, try to maintain the
  rhythms of the new time zone: even if you feel sleepy, avoid sleeping during
  the day and try to regulate yourself following the local time;

• Pay attention to the diet! It is recommended to avoid eating heavily the day before the departure and
  during the flight. If you need to stay awake during the flight (if you arrive
  at night you will need go to sleep), it is better to eat proteins. If instead
  you want to take the opportunity to rest during the flight, in order to be
  active at the destination, it is better to choose food that is rich in sugar
  and carbohydrates, because it helps to fall asleep;

• Always keep yourself hydrated, therefore it is
  recommended to drink as much water as possible and to avoid any kind of energy
  beverage like tea or coffee and especially alcoholic drinks;

Exposure to
light

According to a study, conducted by researchers
from the Stanford University School of Medicine, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the
exposure of people to brief flashes of light while they are asleep represents
an easy, fast and efficient method of preventing
the jet lag. The test, which was conducted on 39 volunteers, show that a
sequence of flashes of 2 milliseconds (as that of a camera) at a distance of 10
seconds created a lag of approximately two hours and a half in the outbreak of
the sleepiness. The new generation aircrafts like the Airbus A350-900 or the Airbus A350-XWB and the Boeing B787 have on board a
Led illumination system that simulates the time passing, providing the right
type of illumination at a right moment. In fact during the trip, the lights
change their color according to the time zone,
likely simulating the natural sunlight illumination. The blue light is used for
the hours of work and reading, red warm for providing a pleasant restaurant
atmosphere on board during meals, blue half light for sleeping while attending
to arrive at the destination.

Also the technology helps us to overcome the jet lag. In fact, there are
different Apps available that can be very helpful

 

• Jet Lag Rooster Group created an App, which is also used by the
  airline companies for their pilots and flight crew training, that suggests when
  to expose yourself to the sunlight and when to avoid it;

• Entrain  – developed by the
  University of Michigan, is a summary of advises on how to restore your
  circadian rhythm fast and without traumas;

• SleepBot instead, was mainly developed
  for tracking your sleep and possibly making it better. The App uses smartphone
  sensors to register the sounds and movements you make while sleeping;

• Sleep as Android – besides tracking the cycles of sleep, it is also an
  intelligent alarm clock. It produces graphics of sleep cycles and deficit
  stats, distinguishing the phases of deep sleep, the moments of snoring and it
  wakes you up at the right moment and makes you fall asleep with a selection of
  nature sounds.

Flying with a private plane choosing
your timing

As a charter broker, we
would like to suggest you a custom charter plane or
a private jet where you can freely decide the hour of the departure in order to minimize
the problems connected to jet lag: a late morning departure if you are
going West, in order to arrive at the destination in the afternoon; a departure
in the evening, if you are going East, in order to arrive in the morning after
sleeping on board.

 

Choosing the right configuration of the private plane, that will guarantee you the maximum
comfort during the flight, is a plus that will help you to reduce the stress of
a long trip.

 

Moreover a charter plane will give
you the possibility of choosing the menu, which will
be more suited for your flight. Therefore, following the expert’s advises as
above, a meal that is rich in proteins, if you must stay awake when flying
West, or a meal rich in sugar and carbohydrates if you want to sleep during the
flight when going East.

 

If you are planning a group work trip or
if you have to organize company meetings, incentive trips, medical
congresses or any kind of company event and want to arrive at the
destination without difficulty of concentration or a general sense of fatigue,
which can jeopardize your appointments, than choose a private
plane. 

 

THAT!: the broker that pays attention to your needs.

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