226 | Jet Lag

The ability to travel far enough fast enough to feel the effects of a dramatically different day/night cycle is very new to the human experience. Only in the last century or century and a half has the concept of time zones even come to exist, let alone the idea that crossing them could mess with our biology. Now we are in the thick of it and the "treatments" are mostly bunk. Jet Lag is one of those things that is best treated with a change in behavior. <br /><br />Links: <br /><br />1. <a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/11/when-did-people-start-moving-fast-enough-to-experience-jet-lag.html" rel="noopener">https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/11/when-did-people-start-moving-fast-enough-to-experience-jet-lag.html</a> (History of Travel as it relates to Jet Lag)<br />2. <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165339#" rel="noopener">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165339#</a>:~:text=Jet%20lag%20is%20a%20circadian,individual%20to%20feel%20generally%20unwell (Jet lag: What it is and How to Beat it)<br />3. <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/jet-lag/symptoms-causes/syc-20374027" rel="noopener">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/jet-lag/symptoms-causes/syc-20374027</a> (description of jet lag and recommendations)<br />4. <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/201708/jet-lagged-heres-what-do-about-it" rel="noopener">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/201708/jet-lagged-heres-what-do-about-it</a> (Psychological effects of jet lag)<br />5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=psychology+of+jet+lag" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=psychology+of+jet+lag</a> (The Science of Jet Lag and how to prevent it)<br />6. <a href="https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/jet-lag.htm" rel="noopener">https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/jet-lag.htm</a> (Overview of what jet lag is and how to treat it)<br />7. <a hre