Sleep Aids for Jet Lag

Traveling by air is more popular than ever before, but rapidly crossing 3 or more time zones can upset the body’s normal 24-hour clock and cause jet lag.  Sleeping pills are convenient, but come with definite downsides.

There are a variety of remedies that can help with jet lag symptoms and getting your sleep-wake clock reset to local time at your travel destination.

Light therapy devices

Sunlight signals the body through the eyes to stop making hormones and chemicals involved with sleep.

Light therapy devices are designed to mimic natural daylight and stimulate wakefulness.  Used at the right the time, they can help the body reset its sleep-wake clock to local time.

A) Portable light therapy boxes

SUXIO Light Therapy Lamp – 10000 Lux Therapy Light, 3 Timing & Mode Happy Lamp

Low cost option, portable and USB

Verilux® HappyLight® Lucent – One-Touch Light Therapy Lamp with 10,000 Lux

Portable and easy on/off button

Verilux® HappyLight® Halo – Cordless LED Light Therapy Lamp

Portable and rechargeable

B) Light therapy glasses

Re-Timer Portable Light Therapy Glasses – Australian Made, Research Backed

Luminette 3 Light Therapy Glasses – Wearable Happy Lamp – Blue Enriched White LED Sun Lamp – Natural Relief for Sleep Problems, Seasonal Mood Disorders and Jet lag

Portable white noise machines

Dreamegg White Noise Machine – Portable Sound Machine for Baby Adult, Features Powerful Battery, 21 Soothing Sound, Noise Canceling for Office & Sleeping, Sound Therapy for Home, Travel

SNOOZ Go – Travel White Noise Sound Machine, Night Light, & Bluetooth Speaker – Portable White Noise, Pink Noise, and Fan Sounds

Jet lag phone apps

Online you can now find a variety of smart phone apps designed to help you manage jet lag symptoms and reset your body’s sleep-wake clock to your destination time zone.

Timeshifter

Website:  www.timeshifter.com

Android (free): 4.6 rating

iphone (free): 4.6 rating

This app helps you create a personalized jet lag plan based on your sleep patterns and trip iternary.

Uplift

Website:  www.upliftnaturally.com

Android (free): 4.0 rating

iphone (free): 4.6 rating

This app uses self-acupressure to help you reset your body clock.

Jet lag books

The Cure for Jet Lag (by Lynne Waller Scanlon and Charles F. Ehret Ph.D.)

Overcoming Jet Lag (by Charles F. Ehret)

More useful sleep aids:

  1. Books, Audios, and Videos  
  2. Phone apps to track your sleep 
  3. Protect from sleep disrupting bright light 
  4. Bedroom aides
  5. Snoring solutions 
  6. Sleep Apnea and CPAP
  7. Sleepwalking
  8. Jet lag
  9. Light therapy

Last updated: 1/25/2024

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