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The basic strategy for avoiding jet lag is to try and adopt the local time as soon as possible.
If you arrive in your hotel in florida at 5 pm local time, your body thinks it is 10pm and says "go to sleep".
You should fight this and try and stay awake for a few more hours. I you go to sleep at 5pm local , you will end up waking up in the middle of the night. Try and stay awake until as near your normal bedtime as practical.
If you think going is bad then just wait until you try coming back. It is well known that west to east (forwards) is much worse than east to west.
You will arrive back after (probably) sleeping on the plane for a few hours and lo and behold , you are expected to start a brand new day.
Again , the best thing to do is try and survive awake until your normal bedtime (if practical).
Melatonin will not help going to America but (in theory) may be of use coming back. ME, I hate drugs (that is what malatonin is) and would rather just try and adapt to local time asap.
PS I have children with for the first time this May. I know what I will try and do, but how do I sort the kids out ?
Tell you in 1 month
ATB
Jimmie L
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