PSY 4327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Jet Lag, Caffeine

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 4327
• Professor: Suzanne Weld

Document Summary

Travelling east is worse than travelling west. Takes effort, must prepare (prepare now so you don"t have to pay later when you arrive; pay you must) Once you arrive you can use caffeine to advantage but not before you leave. When you start preparing depends on the amount of hours between your time and destination time (how many hours difference) You feel a little bit like crap a few days before you leave to feel in optimal shape when you arrive in destination. Travelling east - go to bed earlier and earlier before you leave. Travelling west - go to bed later. Also depends on whether you"re a morning bird or night lark. As you shift your clock you also shift your meals - going to bed earlier every night and also eating earlier, etc. Diet plus clock approach works really well. Four consecutive days of feasting and fasting. Get as much light as you can when you get there.