Causes and Cures for Jetlag
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Physiological & biochemical processes of all living beings follow a 24-hour periodicity of daylight and darkness and this rhythmic functioning of the body is generally known as body clock. Traveling across a number of time zones in a short period of time disturbs the synchronism of the body clock with the changing daylight-darkness schedules and the body processes get disoriented. This condition is commonly called the jetlag.
Generally long distance air travelers face this situation and hence this condition is known as jetlag. Apart from travelers some other people such as those working night shifts for long periods at a stretch or working long hours for a number of days may also be affected by jetlag. Their working conditions create an environment which has different rhythm of body activities effectively creating a different daylight-darkness cycle.
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