How to deal with jetlag

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No one mentioned using Melatonin as an aid to adjusting to different time zones. A close friend is a retired Delta pilot and told me about Melatonin being used for a few decades by flight crews. I use it regularly just as a sleep aid. If you arrive at a flight destination which has a local time of 11 PM but your body thinks it is still in a much earlier time zone, a tiny pill of Melatonin "fools" your body into thinking it is "bedtime" and you can snooze away - but only if you choose to. By that I mean, unlike a true sleeping pill, Melatonin can be "overridden" should you get an unexpected invite to a party. Few people report any side or after effects.
Just a thought...

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