Ex -ba cabin crew reveals how you can stop the jet lag that ruined your holiday – and sleep experts agree

The countdown is underway for the big summer vacation – with the school holidays around the corner.

Millions of people will cross the world in the pursuit of adventure and relaxation in high season, but anyone who has ever felt Jetlag’s curse will know that a long tow bar has a price.

However, a former British airways Cabin crew worker, who clocked thousands of air miles over the 24 -time zones in the world, has unveiled her top tips to defeat the delay – and a sleep expert agrees with her.

According to new research by Well Pharmacy Online Doctor, the impact of Jetlag on our vacation is real and can even resign from our precious time for several days.

The study showed that 86 percent of the British say they are hit by jet lag when they travel over different time zones.

And almost one in ten (8 percent) says it can start so bad that three or more days of their vacation are influenced by how they sleep – or not sleep.

In the survey, women were more serious by jet lag than their male counterparts.

Ex Ba employee Saskia Sekhri has unveiled her tips – in addition to a skin care ‘secret weapon’ – that she says she often trusted while flying at long distances.

Are you going through time zones? Then Jetlag will probably make your door darker – with a recent survey by Well Pharmacy Online Doctor suggests that one in ten is so bad that it influences three or more days of a holiday (stock image)

Saskia explains that fighting sleep – until it is where you go at night – is often the best way to distract Jetlag from the pass.

She says: ‘Stay awake until the local bedtime after landing is a good way to beat Jetlag, because it helps you acclimatize to local circumstances.

“In essence, it forces your internal body clock to synchronize with the local time, so that your circadian rhythm is helped.”

She adds that when you are at 38,000 ft, you can also try to keep the light close to you in the cabin, and stay hydrated during your trip.

“Together with this,” she says, “Another little known hack is to elevate your legs to help with circulation and lymph drainage.”

After landing, a sturdy cold shower can also help, adds Saskia, and she swears by “dandelion tablets or drinking dandelion tea after the flight to beat the dreaded bags after the flight.”

Sleep expert Dave Gibson agrees and tells MailOnline: ‘Long -distance travel can considerably disrupt your sleep because of its impact at your circadian rhythm – the internal body clock that regulates sleep, hormones and metabolism.

“The most important problem is that your body clock remains set to your original time zone, especially with crossing multiple zones, making adjustment more difficult, while changes in cabin pressure can cause discomfort and dehydration, which further influences energy levels.”

While some people take medicines to regulate their body clock, says Ex Ba Cabin Crew member Saskia Sekhri herbal remedies – and following a few sensible rules can really help to ban the delay (stock image)

To take Eye masks and earplugs to drown out light and sound, and continue to use them when you check in your hotel to improve sleep the next night, Gibson suggests.

And instead of taking medicines such as melatonin to artificially regulate the body clock, both Saskia and Dave fans of the herb route are.

Saskia says: “Cabin crew often refers to the morning after taking Jetlag medication as similar to” a hangover “”.

Dave says look at your garden for a natural remedy and says: ‘Lavender is not only a calming soporated scent and a great sleep aid, but it can also help to reduce something that is called’ first night effect ‘, which is essentially our natural alertness when sleeping in a new bed, the stress of which can stay awake.

“Having a well -known scent in the room can help.”

According to the research, the most common remedies that travelers are currently focusing are to drink more water, meal times and adapt their sleep schedule to local time and caffeine or alcohol.

What you eat in the air can also help make the difference, says Saskia.

She advises: ‘Avoid salt, spicy and eat with a lot of garlic.

‘Instead, stay with light meals: fruit and vegetables and protein snacks. Sometimes I would even add Celtic salt and lemon to my water bottle, to restore electrolytes from the dehydration of the cabin. The Citroen also offers that small stimulus of your digestive needs while adding a touch of vitamin C. ‘

And Gibson says that natural yogurt, full of probiotics for intestinal flora, can also help, in which it is explained: ‘A problem with long distance travel is that it influences your intestinal biome, the inner ecosystem of our digestive systems.

“Having probiotic food (including Kombucha and Kimchi or even taking a probiotic supplement can reset the bacteria and this in turn reduces the effects of the jet lag on your digestive system.”