On a long flight, eat chocolates or spicy food to cope with jetlag

Scientists suggest that passengers on long-haul flights eat certain types of food, like chocolate, that will allow them to have better sleep while flying. — Pixabay

How do you cope with jet lag when flying to far-flung destinations? The Australian airline Qantas has looked into this question with the help of scientists. And the answer may lie in the food served on board the aircraft.

You’ve tried everything: Melatonin pills, getting as much sleep as possible during the flight, adapting to the destination’s time before departure, avoiding sleeping pills or wearing compression stockings. But there’s nothing you can do, and every time you take a long-haul flight, you just can’t seem to get the fatigue caused by jet lag under control.