Jet lag advice needed

[VisceralReaction]

OK the real way to do this is to not drink alcohol at all. Keep hydrated with water and juice.
As soon as the plane leaves the west coast set your watch to the local time in Japan. If you are supposed to be asleep try to sleep,
close your blind and snooze. When you are supposd to be awake turn a light on and read, walk around the cabing and stretch your legs.
Do that every couple hours during the "day".
When you arrive in the evening get settled, have dinner, a nightcap and go to bed.
Coming back will be much harder for some reason. I have always been able to go west with little jetlag but
when I come back east i get my ass kicked for a couple days.

[somegirl]

^^ This is basically what I do.

If I am going to land in the evening, I keep myself awake as much as possible on the plane - movies, books, laptop, crosswords, etc.

If I am going to land in the morning, I sleep as much as possible on the plane, then keep myself awake until bedtime once I land.

Avoid alcohol and caffeine on the flight, try to eat light.

The next day, make sure you get some fresh air and exercise and good meals.

For me, usually the first day in the new timezone is a little rocky, but I am on track after that.

Definitely avoid napping, just try to stick to the new schedule (sleep, food and exercise) as much as possible.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Pffft-listen to all the feel-good hippy nonsense. Water? Fruit? Exercise?

What you is drugs. Lots of hardcore drugs. Whatcha do it just go about your normal routine, which I'm told involves you being drunk and/or huffing paint. When you feel yourself starting to come down, just take a nice combination of PCP, crack, and speed. Do this until you come back to your proper time zone. K? k.

[Grappa]

I highly recommend using good earplugs or some really good noise-cancelling headphones.  Not only will it make the flight more enjoyable (less miserable ) but I remember reading something about the constant, incessant noise on a plane from wind, engines, etc., and how that contributes to fatigue and jetlag.  There is a reason why in every airplane magazine they always have a advertisement for Bose noise-cancelling headphones.  I bought a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7, and it's the best $125 I have ever spent.  They block out so much noise, plus I can plug them into the plane when it is time to watch the movie, and I can actually hear the dialogue without having the volume on full crank.      Wearing the earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones makes a huge difference, IMO.  Incidentally, pertaining to motorcycles, when I started wearing ear-plugs under my helmet I felt a lot less fatigue at the end of the day after riding.

[MendoDave]

Pffft-listen to all the feel-good hippy nonsense. Water? Fruit? Exercise?

What you is drugs. Lots of hardcore drugs. Whatcha do it just go about your normal routine, which I'm told involves you being drunk and/or huffing paint. When you feel yourself starting to come down, just take a nice combination of PCP, crack, and speed. Do this until you come back to your proper time zone. K? k.

What No Bacon?

[r_ciao]

+1 on the noise cancelling headphone.  I have Sharper Image (RIP) ones that I use with my iPod.  You will feel more rested.  It really works.

[swampduc]

Pffft-listen to all the feel-good hippy nonsense. Water? Fruit? Exercise?

What you is drugs. Lots of hardcore drugs. Whatcha do it just go about your normal routine, which I'm told involves you being drunk and/or huffing paint. When you feel yourself starting to come down, just take a nice combination of PCP, crack, and speed. Do this until you come back to your proper time zone. K? k.

Yeah, I've tried this before without success. Maybe too many downers? or maybe because the destination was Amsterdam?

[Popeye the Sailor]

Yeah, I've tried this before without success. Maybe too many downers? or maybe because the destination was Amsterdam?

Aww dude-never mix your uppers and downers! You don't feel anything different, you just waste good drugs!


What are they teaching kids in schools these days?

[TiNi]

What are they teaching kids in schools these days?

NOT to hang out with YOU