Scientists have revealed a method that allows for easy overcoming of time zone changes
Switching to a new time zone is never easy. However, scientists from Northwestern University and the Santa Fe Institute have discovered a new method to minimize the effects of the change and speed up the recovery process.
This is reported by SSPDaily.
A biorhythmic disruption occurs when our internal biological clocks are out of sync with the environment. Our bodies operate on a number of different internal clocks that are calibrated by various external and internal factors, Newsweek quotes scientists as saying.
When we travel to a different time zone, this disruption becomes even worse, and it can take days to re-synchronize your biological clock. with digestive problems, cardiovascular disease, and even accelerated aging. Indeed, disruption of our internal biological clock becomes more common as we age. It is obvious that we want to avoid this," the scientists added.
They built a mathematical model that partially mimics the complexity of the human body's internal clock network.
There are two sets of oscillators in the model - those driven by food and those driven by light. In addition to these external signals, oscillators can influence each other.
Thus, the team found that some factors, such as lower sensitivity to light and weaker signals between individual oscillators, make disturbances between these systems more serious. Interestingly, these factors are common symptoms of aging.
"A large meal early in the morning in a new time zone can help overcome jet lag.