Consuming stimulants like coffee or medication close to bedtime can make falling asleep more difficult and worsen jet lag. — Whalespan
Consuming stimulants like coffee or medication close to bedtime can make falling asleep more difficult and worsen jet lag.
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“So you want to make sure that you're giving your body ample time to metabolize that stimulant before destination sleep time otherwise otherwise you're going to make it much harder to go to sleep at the time that you're supposed to be doing which is just going to make the jet lag actually worse.”