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Top tips for a good night’s sleep while traveling - Twin Tiers Health
Whether it’s by car, train or plane, it can sometimes be tough to get a good night’s sleep when traveling. You’re away from the comfort of your own bed, and you could be traveling with people who cry, sneeze, talk loudly or watch a movie without headphones. But you can still sleep well while traveling. Learn how traveling across time zones impacts your sleep, what causes jet lag, and how you can feel rested the next time you travel across the country.
Pillow talk
Traveling through time zones disrupts the circadian rhythm, according to sleep expert Christopher Lindholst, the CEO and co-founder of the New York City-based fatigue management company MetroNaps and chairman of the National Sleep Foundation’s SleepTech Council.
“Humans have not evolved to deal with this rapid travel, as it is only in the last 60 years that commercial jet aviation has been possible,” Lindholst said. “The subsequent confusion you experience is likely to reduce the sleep you get in the initial days of your travel, as you struggle to sleep at the right time in your new time zone.”
Whether it’s by car, train or plane, it can sometimes be tough to get a good night’s sleep when traveling. You’re away from the comfort of your own bed, and you could be traveling with people who cry, sneeze, talk loudly or watch a movie without headphones. But you can still sleep well while traveling. Learn how traveling across time zones impacts your sleep, what causes jet lag, and how you can feel rested the next time you travel across the country.
Pillow talk
Traveling through time zones disrupts the circadian rhythm, according to sleep expert Christopher Lindholst, the CEO and co-founder of the New York City-based fatigue management company MetroNaps and chairman of the National Sleep Foundation’s SleepTech Council.
“Humans have not evolved to deal with this rapid travel, as it is only in the last 60 years that commercial jet aviation has been possible,” Lindholst said. “The subsequent confusion you experience is likely to reduce the sleep you get in the initial days of your travel, as you struggle to sleep at the right time in your new time zone.”