Note: Absent a light box, using the melatonin at bedtime and then forcing yourself awake in the morning time of your arrival place, then drinking a strong cup of coffee or tea can aid in resetting your circadian rhythm as well. Not as effective, but who wants to travel with a light box?
A simple, at-home treatment -- a single light box and the over-the-counter drug melatonin -- allows travelers to avoid jet lag by resetting their circadian body clock before crossing several time zones, according to new research being published in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. This treatment can also help those with delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), a persistent condition that results from a misalignment between a person's internal biological clock and the external social environment.
Travelers Can Avoid Jet Lag By Resetting Their Body Clocks
