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Airplane Travel Hacks: 6 Tips To Avoid Jet Lag
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Sarah Sapora
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Have you ever spent hours waiting on long TSA lines, or had a two-hour layover turn into a five hour camp out at gate 26? Those are just a few of the things that can create jet lag, not to mention if you are traveling in different time zones.

What is jet lag? Jet lag is your body's natural reaction to changing time zones. To make it simple, every body operates on 24-hour clock and "circadian rhythm” that dictates when you are naturally awake or sleep.

There are 24 time zones in the world. As you travel east or west (not north or south) you move through time zones, thus causing your “circadian rhythm” to be thrown off.  (Psst, other things can throw this rhythm off too—like the harsh light coming from your cell phone or computer.)

Based on our travels the best way to address jet lag starts before your trip begins.


About Sarah Sapora

Sarah Sapora is a marketing expert specializing in lifestyle brands for women. From plus size apparel to the tantalizing world of the male revue- she’s worked marketing for both Chippendales and The Men of the Strip as seen on the E! Channel—Sarah loves nothing more than to use her creative, professional juices to support and empower women. With her blog and small sliver of Social Media World, Sarah uses the gateway of fashion to inspire women of ALL shapes, sizes and ages to be more forgiving of themselves and to live confidently. Her plus size lifestyle blog for women,SarahPlusLife.com is a candid, intimate, and often hilarious, study on the living plus size, fashion and dating.  A native New Yorker, Sarah lives in the San Francisco area with her Shih Tzu wingman, Winston. She enjoys cooking, the arts and singing in the car. 

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