Hello, this is Monica Reinagel.

Thanks for tuning in to the Nutrition Diva Podcast.

This week I have some tips on how to keep jet lag from dragging you down when you travel.

Whether you're traveling for work or pleasure, jet lag can really put a damper on things,

especially if your travels take you across three or more time zones.

It just takes a while for your body's circadian rhythms to adjust to your new time zone.

Until it does, you may find yourself struggling to stay awake in the afternoons

and then staring at the ceiling in the wee hours and that leaves you even more tired

the next day.

Some people are more affected by jet lag than others. Those like my friend

Eleanor, who can fall asleep whenever she needs to regardless of the time of day, can quickly

shrug off a change of time zone.

Others, like my friend Craig, who needs a week to adjust to daylight savings time,

have a harder time of it.

And jet lag is also usually worse when traveling east than west.

If I'm only crossing a couple of time zones and only staying for a few days,

I often try to stay on my home schedule for the entire trip or close to it.

When I fly from the East Coast to visit my sister in California, for example,

I just get up at about 5 in the morning and go to bed by about 9 30 or 10 o'clock while I'm there.

But this month I'm traveling to Europe to attend a conference and staying on Baltimore

time simply will not be an option.

Fortunately, there are a few tricks you can use to help your body synchronize to the local

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