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Some people believe that the hormone melatonin helps reduce time-zone syndrome. This counter hormone supplement is purchased, it takes about 30 minutes before going to sleep the day of travel and up to four days of arrival, usually in doses of 3 milligrams. Much lower doses (1/2 milligram) may also work, while others require even higher doses of about 5 milligrams.

Not been much research on melatonin, however, many studies suggest it may be an effective medicine for the syndrome of time zones. Melatonin usually does not cause serious side effects, although there is little information on long-term security. Possible short-term side effects include daytime drowsiness, dizziness, headache, disorientation, loss of appetite and nausea. Other studies suggest that people with epilepsy or taking the anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) should avoid taking melatonin supplements. Melatonin is considered a nutritional supplement, and therefore is not highly regulated use. If you consider taking melatonin to treat the syndrome of time zones, consult your doctor first. Read the rest of this entry »

Duration

For each time zone across the travel, takes about a day to adapt to new surroundings. For example, a person traveling from California to New York can take up to three days to re-feel “right.” If the person returns to California after being acclimated to New York, it can take three days to re-acclimate to California time.

Older people seem to be most affected by the syndrome of time zones, so it could take longer to acclimate to the new time zone. Travelling west to east can cause troublesome symptoms because the body has more difficulty to set your clock forward than backward. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms

The symptoms of time zones can be mild or severe, depending on the number of time zones you cross and your sensitivity to these changes. While crossing more time zones, the more likely you are to the biological rhythms of your body is destabilized, which can cause more severe symptoms. Most people crossing five or more time zones will experience at least some of the following symptoms:

- daytime sleepiness
- headaches
- insomnia
- restless sleep, where the person may wake up often
- difficulty concentrating
- impaired judgment
- upset stomach or mild nausea Read the rest of this entry »

The time-zone syndrome (jet lag) is a reaction to the trips in which no change of time zones.

Our body naturally develops a sleep-wake cycle that is linked to patterns of light and darkness of our environment. This cycle, called circadian rhythm, affects many body processes, including temperature levels and hormone levels.

Since travel between time zones changes the light-dark patterns in their environment, this can destabilize the biological rhythms of your body. The change of a few hours may not be significant, but often this is enough to affect the cycle of waking-dream body. For example, they could wake up at 7 am a Californian who travels to New York, however, his body still continue to operate by the hour in California, where it’s 4 in the morning. Read the rest of this entry »

This diet also can call (pre-competition) and is specifically for athletes prior to competition.

It was always said that when an athlete must have a good diet, but never specified that when one is ready for a competition this power must be better than normal, so here are the glycogen loading diet.

Breakfast
230 ml orange juice (sweetened to taste)
1 egg
2 slices of toast
2 teaspoons butter or margarine
1 cup cereal Read the rest of this entry »

Carbohydrates are essential for the formation of muscle and liver glycogen and blood glucose and play a role in sports nutrition.

The quantities supplied by the diet varies depending on the type of effort that is made daily and individual needs.

There is no justification to enrich food with sugary outside periods of training or competition, as this would lead to excessive weight gain.

Athletes who consume a diet with sufficient amounts of carbohydrate can maintain the intense training for longer periods of time, unlike those who consume diets low in these nutrients. Read the rest of this entry »

At rest, almost all of the energy required for basal metabolism is derived from fat, with the exception of that required by the central nervous system and red blood cells, which depend on blood glucose. The possible relationship of power in this situation may be about 90% fat: 10% carbohydrates.

During a situation of greater activity, eg, physical work or moderate-intensity sports activity, the agency mobilized an additional amount of glucose from glycogen stores in liver and muscle for energy, induced by metabolic control systems, hormonal and nervous.

At this time, the possible relationship of power between fats and carbohydrates would be 50:50. The greater the intensity, the body will begin to use increasingly more glycogen, which means that during high-intensity sports, carbohydrates become the most important fuel. The relationship between fats and carbohydrates can reach figures now 10:90. Read the rest of this entry »