How do you ground yourself after a flight?

The secret? Walking barefoot on the ground, ideally in mud, sand or earth. It's known as “grounding” or “earthing” yourself, and Dave Asprey, a self-proclaimed 'biohacker' who founded the health food diet Bulletproof, believes it's the secret to resetting your body clock after flying.



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Move around and be active. Get as much bright light during the morning and afternoon as possible to help your body's clock adjust. Your stomach may not be ready for food when you first arrive, but it is important to try to eat something at the time of day you'd usually eat.

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According to Massimino, regulating light exposure is critical to resetting your circadian rhythms and stopping jet lag in its tracks. “It's a timing issue to reset your circadian clock. So, based on the day-night cycle, when to see light and when to see dark allows you to shift more expeditiously,” he shared.

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How to Get Over Jet Lag?
  1. Be Strategic with Your Light Exposure. ...
  2. Take Melatonin Supplements. ...
  3. Time Your Exercise Right. ...
  4. Time Your Meals Right. ...
  5. Pay Down Sleep Debt and Get in Circadian Alignment Before Your Flight. ...
  6. Maintain Excellent Sleep Hygiene. ...
  7. Start Adjusting Before You Travel. ...
  8. Don't Stress.


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Symptoms are likely to be worse or last longer the farther you travel. This is especially true if you fly east. It usually takes about a day to recover for each time zone crossed.

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Here are some tips to help you recover from your long journey.
  1. Visit a spa. After a flight, a spa treatment is the best way to relax and unwind. ...
  2. Take a hot bath. Baths can help to ease the aches and pains from being stuck on flights for a long amount of time. ...
  3. Get some sleep. ...
  4. Take some time to just relax. ...
  5. Exercise. ...
  6. Hydrate.


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Try to Sleep During the Flight
One of the best ways to minimize jet lag is to try and sleep during the flight. Using earplugs, eye masks, or noise-cancellation headphones helps to block out light and noise.

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Common ways pilots avoid jetlag is staying hydrated, good rest, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, exercising, or sleeping on the airplane. For long-haul flights airlines use multiple pilots for the flight to allow each pilot to get some rest. The more time zones that are crossed, the worse the jet lag.

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