Synchronizing with internal clocks help mitigate jet lag: Study

Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Travelling to exotic locations is an excellent way to broaden one's horizons, but jet lag may be an unpleasant side effect. Adjusting to a new time zone is frequently accompanied by weariness, difficulties sleep ing, and a slew of other issues that may turn an otherwise great vacation into an unpleasant one.

Jet lag is caused by an imbalance between the circadian system — the body's internal clock — and the surrounding environment. Around the turn of the century, scientists began to recognise that the body contains many internal clocks that are calibrated in different ways, and that jet lag -like symptoms can occur when these clocks fall out of sync with each other. This can occur in a variety of ways and becomes more common with age.

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