Home Remedies for Jetlag

Have you ever experienced Jetlag? It is not the most pleasant of experiences that is true but there are some home remedies for jetlag that one can try to alleviate the symptoms. Jet lag is most often experienced by those who are not formal travelers, and by those people who do not take to air travel well.

Jet lag is most often caused by travel across time zones because we are constantly requiring our bodies to adjust to the new time in the current time we are used to. So the more time zones crossed the worse the jet lag is. It is said that for each time zone crossed we need one day to adjust our inner clock.

Home Remedy for Jetlag – Anti Jetlag Diet

One of the better home remedies for jetlag is the anti jetlag diet. Four days before your trip begin a regime of feast and fast, one day have a light meal each meal time, low in fats and heavy meats and each other day eat as much of these foods as you wish. Caffeine also helps to reset the inner clock.

Home Remedy for Jetlag - Melatonin

Another of the home remedies for jetlag consists of taking melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain. Its job is to control the body’s circadian rhythm. That is our internal clock that helps us to know when to sleep and when to wake. Melatonin is released by the amount of light there is, when it is dark it is stimulated into release in the body. Too much light means not enough melatonin released and our cycles get interrupted. Taking a melatonin supplement helps the body adjust more quickly to the changes in surroundings.

Home Remedy for Jetlag – Chamomilla and Others

The last of the home remedies for jetlag to be discussed here is the use of homeopathic remedies. These are small vials of tiny pellets made from minute dosages of natural substances. The most popular in use today contains small almost un-detectable amounts of arnica Montana, nellis perennis, chamomilla, Ipecacuanha and lycopodium. Be aware that these substances in any larger amounts than what is made by a trained person can be extremely dangerous, so use with knowledge and caution.