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Jet lag and the travel writer, oh the places I will be tossing around all night in. And some tips in case you're interested.

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Daniel Scheffler
Oct 12, 2024
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I wrote about my insomnia experience at a sleep program a while ago, but as I get off six months of non-stop travel and the jet lag hits me once more, I hauled it out to reflect on it a little more.

Plus I am thinking of doing this sleep program in Grenada with the Six Senses. And wondering about how travel and sleep affects us so much. The brain is inflamed and sleep knits and heals it. So, sleep is probably (besides for diet) one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. ZZZzzz

Taylor Swift joked that ‘jet lag is a choice’ - but Tay Tay! - and now she has me wondering how to better deal with my constant travel jet lag. Because let me tell you, people ask me about it every day of the week.

SO! You’d think the travel writer who’s on the road 250 days a year crossing time zones has some hack so he can sleep perfectly - like my husband who is 100 % unaffected - but alas, I do not.

Jet lag is a form of circadian misalignment - meaning your body clock is out of sync with your c…

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