When traveling overseas, many people wake up in the middle of the night, can't fall back to sleep and are groggy during the day. I'm a professional speaker who lives near Chicago. The following ANTI-JET-LAG remedy works so well each time I use it when I travel from the United States to Europe, that I wouldn't waste my time with other methods. When I travel to Europe on short notice and don't use it, I wake up at around 2:30 am, toss and turn till about 6:30 am and am groggy all day for about a week. Presidents, military personnel and Olympic athletes use it. It is quite simple. All you have to do is eat the right foods in the right amounts at the right time. But the ANTI-JET-LAG remedy was worthless for me when I flew to India (over Europe).

 ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY ANTI-JET-LAG DIET

This diet is also labeled feast-fast-feast-fast. This is because three days before you leave you eat a lot of protein and carbohydrates. Two days before you leave you eat small amounts of low calorie foods. The day before you leave is just like the first day of the diet and the day you leave is similar to the second day of the diet.

How to avoid jet lag:

1. DETERMINE BREAKFAST TIME at destination on day of arrival.

2. FEAST-FAST-FEAST-FAST on home time. Start three days before departure day, On day one, FEAST; eat heartily with high-protein breakfast and lunch and a high-carbohydrate dinner. No coffee except between 3 and 5 P.M. On day two, FAST on light meals of salads, light soups, fruits and juices. Again, no coffee except between 3 and 5 p.m. On day three, FEAST again. On day four (departure day) FAST; If you drink caffeinated beverages, take them In morning when traveling west, or between 6 and 11 p.m. when traveling east. Going west, you may fast only half day.

3. BREAK FINAL FAST at destination breakfast time. No alcohol on plane. If flight is long enough, steep until normal breakfast time at destination, but no later. Wake up and FEAST on high-protein breakfast. Stay awake, active. Continue day's meals according to meal times at destination.

FEAST on high protein breakfasts and lunches to stimulate the body's active cycle. Suitable meals Include steak, eggs, hamburgers, high-protein cereals, green beans. (I eat a bag of peanuts for breakfast on the plane to europe. Not my favorite breakfast, but this works for me.)

FEAST on high-carbohydrate suppers to stimulate sleep. They Include spaghetti and other pastas (but no meatballs), Crepes (but no meal filling), potatoes, other starchy vegetables, and sweet desserts.

FAST days help deplete the liver's store of carbohydrates and prepare the body's clock for resetting. Suitable foods Include fruit, light soups, broths, skimpy salads, unbuttered toast, half pieces of bread. Keep calories and carbohydrates to a minimum.

COUNTDOWN (On Home Time).

           Day 1         Day 2         Day 3         Day 4 (travel day)

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