A TRAVEL expert has revealed a simple hack to ensure you're prepared for your long haul flight. Savvy researchers shared the trick to teach frequent flyers a way to revolutionise their travel. If you don't fancy suffering from the inevitable long haul jet lag, make sure you eat a big breakfast for a few days after you land.
Jet lag is caused by a difference between the body's internal clock -or circadian rhythm, and the surrounding environment. Scientists concluded that as well as getting your Vitamin D fix, eating a large breakfast three days in a row while skipping dinner hugely decreased jet lag by 44%. The team from the Chaos journal found a link between meal times and circadian rhythm.
Yitong Huang, from Northwestern University said: “Meal timing is important for circadian health , particularly as we now know almost every cell has a circadian clock which can be influenced by cues such as light or eating." Dr Huang said: “Constantly shifting meal schedules or having a meal at night is discouraged, as it can lead to misalignment between internal clocks." Dr Jamie Zeitzer from Stanford University, who was not a part of this study said: "By eating a large breakfast early in the morning, you’re helping to reset your gut clock.
"These peripheral oscillators (the circadian rhythms in the body's cells) can often shift faster than the central one in the brain, and that helps shorten the period when you might experience jet lag." Dr. Huang continued: “Conflicting signals -.
