From: "Preston Foerder" <preston-AT-pfpuppetry.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:34:52 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sleeping on planes To be clear. Melatonin does not make you sleep. Melatonin is a hormone that regulates the circadian rhythm. Melatonin rises at night. Oddly, melatonin levels rise at night for both diurnal and nocturnal animals, showing that it is not sleep inducing. The jury is still out on whether it works or not to alleviate jet lag but some people swear by it. If you are taking it, take it at the time you would normally go to sleep at your destination while en route (this could be in the middle of the day, depending on where you are going). This may reset your body clock (or it may not). The main cue for resetting the circadian rhythm is light. So when you get to your destination, spend as much time as possible pointing your face towards the sun (be sure to close your eyes!). Light on the backs of your knees (as once reported and has since been refuted) does not work, however. A dispatch from the world of biopsychology. Preston Doctoral Candidate in Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience -----Original Message----- From: puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org [mailto:puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org] On Behalf Of Les Lamborn Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:30 AM To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sleeping on planes Hi Hobey Some people have used melatonin on long flights with some success. They found it helped them go to sleep on the plane. You might want to give it a try. You can find it at your local Health Food store. Les On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> wrote: > I am fortunate to be performing at the Spring of Culture Festival in > the Manama Kingdom of Bahrain next week for several days. I am > concerned because the 16 hours of flights each way with lay overs and > a drive to NYC from NC right on its heels for a tour in the Northeast. > Here is the question for air travellers. How do you get sleep on > these long flights. Any tricks or advise? I have the neck pillow > which helps a little. I am never very successful at sleeping on > these marathon flights and I usually have to spring into action on > arrival. > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > -- Les Lamborn Sr. Radio Prod. RBC Ministries WWW.RBC.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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