Essay - Jet Lag: the Flyer's Dilemma Abstract Objective: Write A Five-page...

Jet Lag: The Flyer's Dilemma

Abstract

Objective:

Write a five-page paper on Jet Lag and cite four references that provide current information.

Methodology:

***** current literature form several sources.

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Jet lag is one of the most common problems among domestic and international air travelers, causing a variety of physical ***** mental problems.

Jet lag is a ***** problem ***** air travelers, often affecting as many as 94% of long distance travelers. The most common cause of jet lag is rapid transit across a v*****riety of worldwide time zones. The more ***** zones a person crosses, ***** gre*****ter the disruption of the internal body clock, which governs temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure, and physiological patterns, often resulting in disorientation and ***** and ***** fatigue. It is also a well-known fact among frequent fliers that their resistance is lowered, making them more susceptible to colds, flu, and stomach upsets.

***** ***** have experienced the adverse affects of flying ***** distances or over long periods of time. *****s similar to extreme fatigue, feeling out of sorts and *****ten, accompanied by physical discomfort that includes dehydration and leg and feet discomfort. Couple ***** with *****, lack of concentration and motivation and disrupted sleep and you've got ***** lag.

According to a pamphlet published by the U.S. Government, " After years of study, ***** continued suffering, jet *****, like the common cold is still with us. It ***** so prevalent that ***** studies are ongoing and several books ***** been written to advise ***** passengers on dealing with it. A few things are finally known and most researchers agree on a number of causes and remedies.

We have learned ***** the human body functions in accordance w*****h a sensitive and complex *****ternal clock that sets up circadian rhythms. Our environment and our habits provide the timing for these rhythms and act in concert, producing our daily physical schedule. Jet travel, however, takes us across ***** zones, on transmeridian flights, far too swiftly for this body clock to adjust."

Of c*****se, this is a comm***** problem that has been studied over the ***** with numerous conclusions and advice. J. Ricker Polsdorfer, author of an article on jet lag, defines the c*****dition as marked by fatigue and irritability that is caused from air travel *****en you change time zones.

One interesting finding, resulting from in-flight studies where control groups were given placebos, indicated that an over-the-counter subst*****ce called mela*****nin works to reduce the effects of jet lag. Melatonin is a hormone that our bodies secrete into ***** ***** stream when its time to sleep. The absence of light ***** well as the timing ***** ***** meals governs the release. For th***** reason it is important to take melatonin pills not during flight but at nightfall once you reach your destination. Melatonin is a potent, free r*****dical scavenger and like o*****er antioxidants, such as v*****amin C, it protects against aging. In the laboratory it ***** been shown to enhance the immune system and retard the growth of certain