StopJetLag: Optimizing Your Body Clock for Long-Distance Travel
When traveling across several time zones, adjusting to a new schedule can be a daunting challenge. Fatigue, disrupted sleep patterns, and an upset body clock can hinder the enjoyment and productivity of your trip. That’s where StopJetLag steps in, providing a scientifically proven approach to synchronize your body’s natural rhythms with your destination’s time zone.
Leveraging Your Body’s Natural Influences
StopJetLag helps you take advantage of key factors that affect your internal clock, including:
- Sleep and activity cycles
- Light exposure
- Meal types and timing
- Caffeine intake
- Melatonin supplements (optional)
These elements can either support or disrupt your body’s transition to a new time zone, which is why it’s crucial to time them perfectly. StopJetLag intelligently coordinates all of these activities to work with your flight schedule and personal preferences, ensuring a seamless adjustment to your destination.
Personalized Planning Based on Science
The core of the StopJetLag Plan is built on scientifically tested phase response curves, which account for the size and direction of your body clock shift. This is especially critical when crossing multiple time zones, where even slight timing errors can result in extended jet lag symptoms.
Once the initial plan is created, a jet lag specialist reviews it and adjusts it to reflect your specific flights. The system accounts for over 70 nuanced options, allowing for customized advice that aligns with your personal schedule and flights, no matter how complex. Whether you’re departing late at night or juggling multiple connecting flights, the StopJetLag program evolves to match your needs.
Common Adjustments for Long-Distance Travel
Here are some of the typical adjustments StopJetLag makes for long-distance travelers:
- Extended sleep times: For flights that depart in the early morning or late at night, StopJetLag may suggest slightly longer rest periods to ease the transition.
- Melatonin adjustments: Depending on your travel schedule, melatonin may need to be delayed or skipped to better align with your new time zone.
- Tight time shifts: StopJetLag offers precise advice for making rapid time zone adjustments, reducing the impact of short layovers and quick connections.
Tailored Trip Notes for a Smooth Experience
Once your StopJetLag Plan is refined, a jet lag specialist creates Trip Notes that provide further personalized recommendations. These notes offer guidance on managing specific flight schedules and help you navigate tricky time shifts, making your long-distance travel more comfortable and productive.
Easy Access and Notifications
Your StopJetLag Plan is delivered to you as a PDF, and you can also access it through the StopJetLag Mobile App. The app ensures that all your information, including personalized body clock advice and Trip Notes, is at your fingertips – even when you’re offline. Notifications provide timely reminders to help you stay on track with your body clock influences during the trip.
With StopJetLag, you’ll have the tools you need to smoothly adjust to any time zone, no matter how many hours you’re crossing.