How to Travel Without Wrecking Your Sleep and Brain

International travel is brutal on your mind, body, and sleep. We discuss the recent data and I share my current jet lag protocol (still evolving) to help minimize the damage after long flights.

Study Links:

Olympic Athletes + Jet Lag: frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/article…

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:08 - Where’s Kate?

02:00 - Bryan’s Travel Experiment

03:44 - Debunking the ‘CEO Lifestyle’

06:28 - Why Jet Lag Happens

08:00 - Jet Lag Recovery

14:00 - Improving Sleep

17:07 - Is Fighting Jet Lag Possible?

21:44 - Olympic Athlete Study

24:42 - Travel Rule of Thumb

33:55 - Shifting Your Mindset

35:10 - Setting Limits for Travel

44:25 - Jet Lag Protocol

50:41 - Stimulants During Travel

52:04 - Cryotherapy/Cold Therapy

53:00 - Episode Takeaways