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Whatever the reason for your travel, you have made a considerable investment. It costs you time and money. If you’re stuck in a hotel room suffering from jet lag symptoms, you’re missing out.

Obviously, you’d like to make the most of your trip. You will get the greatest return on your investment if you’re out of your hotel room enjoying your destination. I can help you achieve this.

“What Is Jet Lag?”

In simple terms, jet lag is the disruption of your body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm. This clock sets your sleeping and waking times. It is complex and sensitive. Flying east or west messes it up. That’s because you cross time zones much faster than your body can adjust.

What are common jet lag symptoms? They include:

* Headache * Disorientation * Anxiety * Exhaustion * Indigestion * Dehydration * Impaired Coordination

Obviously, these things could ruin your trip. Following these guidelines will reduce your jet lag symptoms and let you enjoy your trip even more.

I’ll break this discussion into three sections:

* Before Your Trip * During Your Flight * At Your Destination

A. Help Prevent Jet Lag Before You Leave Home

1. Get Plenty Of Sleep. NASA found that getting as much sleep as possible beginning two days before your trip is significant in minimizing jet lag symptoms.

2. Reduce Your Stress. All that running around can make you more stressed.

3. Exercise. If you exercise regularly, make it a priority to keep that routine just before you travel. Also, continue it at your destination.

B. Things You Can Do During Your Flight To Reduce Jet Lag

1. Arrive Early At The Airport. Not rushing to make your flight will help reduce stress and make you more relaxed. That way you’ll rest better on the plane.

2. Begin Adjusting To The New Time Zone And Schedule. When you get on the plane, set your watch to your destination’s time. Then think about when you’ll eat and sleep there. Try to begin eating and sleeping at those times.

3. Sleep As Much As You Can On the Plane. This is a key factor in reducing jet lag.

4. Wear Comfortable clothing. Comfortable clothes, warm socks and a sweater will enable you to sleep better.

5. Drink Plenty of Water. Not soda, not alcohol, not caffeine, but water.

6. Get Up and Stretch Frequently.

7. Use a Footrest. The first and business class seats have these, but even in coach, you can benefit from using a footrest. Use a carry-on bag or travel foot rest.

8. Loosen Your Shoes.

9. Pills and Supplements. In a word…

Don’t.

My complete jet lag article at http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/jet-lag.html has a detailed discussion about the dangers of pills and supplements for jet lag.

C. Adjusting At Your Destination

1. Try To Eat On The New Schedule. This helps your body clock adjust to minimize your jet lag symptoms.

2. Try To Sleep On The New Schedule. This is often easier said than done. There is a full discussion about sleep adjustment and napping at www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/jet-lag.html

I have also written extensively about how to sleep better in any hotel room.You can learn all those sleep tips by visiting: www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/sleep-tips.html

3.Exercise. This is also among the important jet lag remedies. If you have a regular exercise routine, you’ll want to continue it now.

4. Get out in the Sunlight. This is simple to accomplish as long as you have a sunny day.

Studies have shown that exposure to bright light helps shift the circadian rhythms (body clock), and therefore reduce the jet lag symptoms.

That’s just a brief overview. I highly recommend that you read my complete jet lag article before you go on your next long trip. You can find it at:

http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/jet-lag.html

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Just like other areas of the fashion industry, there is always something new and exciting on the horizon for lingerie. From the beautiful to the weird, here are a few of the newest highlights in lingerie fashion.

One of the more popular moves with lingerie is to take it out of the bedroom. Wearing camisoles and corsets around in public is deemed Clubwear lingerie, and seems to be taking a hold of many areas. Just make sure all the appropriate bits are covered - you don’t want to get arrested!

Another way to show your lingerie is through the use of bows and tassels on pieces. Low rider jeans help with this, and a there are a growing number of thongs, panties, and bustier that have parts mean to be shown. These types of lingerie also seem to run for a higher price, so you would have even more incentive to show it all off!

One big trend is accessories and accents. You can’t get away with just plain old lingerie - crystals, sequence, straps, fur, fine lace, and almost anything you can imagine is thrown onto lingerie. This makes for an infinity creative design and gives you plenty of options for choosing the perfect piece!

Baby dolls, boy shorts, and camisoles are in high demand. This goes hand in hand with the trend of wearing your lingerie around. Lighter colors and more playful designs are in vogue, with pastels taking a clear lead over other colors.

Thongs have been big for quite awhile, and with an even large variety of styles and fashions being designed, it just keeps on going. More and more women are discovering that thongs really aren’t that uncomfortable (for the most part) and are wearing thongs for everyday activities as well.

Corsets corsets corsets! The demand for corsets is greater than ever, and with the hybrid camisole corset you don’t have to worry about a pinching tight fit.

The last big trend for this year is the full ensemble. This seems to be brought about by women on the go that don’t want to waste time picking out each and every last accessory for their lingerie. This includes robe and lingerie sets, baby dolls, chemises, and gowns.

This year is an exciting one for lingerie trends, and it will definately help you spark some excitement in the bedroom!