How to deal with jet lag and get your sleep and life back to normal after a long flight

Jet lag can reduce people to all sorts of states. After a recent 17-hour flight from Britain to Hong Kong via Doha, Qatar, “caffeinated zombie” best describes this author.

A day after landing in Hong Kong, jet lag’s unwelcome pattern kicked in: go to sleep at 9pm, wake up a few hours later, spend the next six hours staring at the ceiling with some Netflix bingeing thrown in.

Five days later sleep patterns – and life – returned to normal, but during that time my mind and body rode some roller coasters that were heading in opposite directions.

There is a scientific explanation for why people feel out of sync after such a long journey.

The more time zones you cross during your flight, the stronger the jet lag and the longer it will last. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg

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