cathnpaul

May 23 2007, 08:34 AM

Hi Folks - came across this and thought would share it with you. Makes sense really and will test it out when we fly out next month.

The Argonne Anti-Jet-Lag-Diet

The Argonne Anti-Jet-Lag Diet is helping travelers quickly adjust
their bodies' internal clocks to new time zones. It is also being
used to speed the adjustment of shiftworkers, such as power
plant operators, to periodically rotating work hours. The diet was
developed by Dr. Charles F. Ehret of Argonne's Division of
Biological and Medical Research as an application of his fundamental
studies of the daily biological rhythms of animals. Argonne National
Laboratory is one of the US Department of Energy's major centers of
research in energy and the fundamental sciences.


How to avoid jet lag:

1. DETERMINE BREAKFAST TIME at destination on day of arrival.

2. FEAST-FAST-FEAST-FAST - Start four days before breakfast time
in step 1. On day one, FEAST; eat heartily with high-protein breakfast
and lunch and a high-carbohydrate dinner. No coffee except between
3 and 5 p.m. On day two, FAST on light meals of salads, light soups,
fruits and juices. Again, no coffee except between 3 and 5 p.m. On day
three, FEAST again. On day four, FAST; if you drink caffeinated beverages,
take them in morning when traveling west, or between 6 and 11 p.m. when
traveling east.

3. BREAK THE FINAL FAST at destination breakfast time. No alcohol on the
plane. If the flight is long enough, sleep until normal breakfast time
at destination, but no later. Wake up and FEAST on a high protein
breakfast. Stay awake and active. Continue the day's meals according to
mealtimes at the destination.

FEAST on high protein breakfast and lunches to stimulate the body's
active cycle. Suitable meals include steak, eggs, hamburgers,
high-protein cereals, green beans.

FEAST on high carbohydrates suppers to stimulate sleep. They include
spaghetti and other pastas (but no meatballs), crepes (but no
meat filling), potatoes, other starchy vegetables, and sweet desserts.

FAST days help deplete the liver's store of carbohydrates and prepare the
body's clock for resetting. Suitable foods include fruit, light soups,
broths, skimpy salads, unbuttered toast, half pieces of bread. Keep
calories and carbohydrates to a minimum.


1 2 3 4
FEAST FAST FEAST FAST BREAK FINAL FAST

B high protein light foods high protein light foods Westbound: If you drink
caffeinated beverages,
take them morning
before departure.
Eastbound: take them
L high protein light foods high protein light foods between 6 and 11 p.m.
If flight is long
enough, sleep until
destination breakfast
time. Wake up and FEAST
S high carbo. light foods high carbo. light foods beginning with a high
protein breakfast.
Lights on. Stay active.

Coffee, tea, cola, other caffeinated beverages
allowed only between 3 and 5 p.m.