Thread by @PeterAttiaMD

(1/8) Up before the enemy! @jockowillink is rubbing off on me... I’m normally up at 5:00 or 5:30, but don’t work out until 7 or so. Today I’m getting up at 3:30 and working out at 4:00 as part of my long-haul jetlag plan.

(2/8) I’m flying east today 9 hours (PST to EST; layover, then EST to GMT+2 = total of 9 hours). This kind of trip used to cripple me when I didn’t know how to manage jet lag. Now I can do it effortlessly.

(3/8) OBJECTIVE: adjust to new time zone as quickly as possible (i.e., day of travel)
STRATEGY: the moment I wake up, assume I’m in destination time zone and manage my adenosine, cortisol, and melatonin accordingly

(4/8) TACTICS: Up at 3:30 am; meditate, but no coffee (keep adenosine high); work out HARD (it’s already 1 pm in my destination…again, more adenosine); blue light blocking glasses on the plane from PST to EST (get melatonin ready); eat a small meal without alcohol or sugar;

(5/8) just prior to departing EST (5 pm EST; 11 pm at destination) take 400 mg of phosphatidylserine (shut down adrenals) and 3 capsules of Parsley sleep remedy(**); double dose of magnesium + L-threonate (Mg into brain); may take 10 mg valium, also;

(6/8) Set alarm for 7 hours post take-off (2 hours prior to arrival) = 7 am destination (10 pm PST) and immediately hit blue light; take 200 mg modafinil; upon arrival to destination work-out, drink coffee, get to work.

(7/8) This is a slight over-simplification of what I do, but directionally gives you a sense of how I jump large time zones pretty effortlessly. Even 12 hour jumps for short 3 days trips are very easy to manage. (**) Disclosure: I’m an investor in this company

(8/8) I am not offering medical advice. To replicate this for yourself you must consult with your own doctor, at least as it pertains to the use of prescription drugs.