Jet Lag

Jet lag is a combination of fatigue and other symptoms caused by travelling across different time zones. 

Follow the links below to find information about how to avoid and manage jet lag.

Reviewed May 2011

5 Resources Found

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Title:   Sleep - common disorders
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sleep disorders can prevent some people from enjoying a good night's sleep. Sleep disorders include insomnia, jet lag, narcolepsy, sleep apnoea, snoring, restless legs syndrome and sleepwalking. Severe sleep disorders should be investigated and treated at a sleep disorders centre.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Jet lag: how to avoid it - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Spending a few hours travelling by air can make you feel low, tired and lethargic. This is called jet lag.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Jet lag
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Jet lag - information on its effect on the body and tips for treatment written by health professionals.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   TravelTurtle
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   TravelTurtle provides you with a free personalised travel health advice report covering vaccinations, malaria, yellow fever, jet lag & other travel hazards
Title:   Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Jet lag commonly affects air travellers who cross several time zones. It results from the body's internal rhythms being out of step with the day-night cycle at the destination. Melatonin is a pineal hormone that plays a central part in regulating bodily...

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