Amathiphu Okusinda Endizeni Yasekude Eya e-Afrika

Uma uhamba e-Afrika esuka e-US, uhambo oluya endaweni yakho yokugcina lungathatha amahora angaba ngu-30 - ikakhulu uma kwenzeka uhlala eMidwest noma eNtshonalanga. Kuye lapho uhamba khona, izakhamuzi zase-East Coast zingakwazi ukuhamba ngokuqondile, kodwa izinketho zilinganiselwe futhi zivame ukubiza kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngisho nezindiza eziqondile ukusuka eNew York kuya eGoli zithatha amahora angaba ngu-15 ngendlela ngayinye - ukuhlolwa kokukhuthazela okuthatha umonakalo omkhulu emzimbeni wakho.

Izivakashi eziningi zihlushwa kabi yi- jet lag , njengoba uhambo oluvela e-US luhlanganisa ukuwela okungenani kwezindawo ezinhlanu. Ngokuvamile, ukudikibala okubangelwa i-jet lag kwande ngenxa yokukhathala, okubangelwa ukulala ebusuku ezindizeni noma ukuyeka isikhathi eside emahoreni asematasa. Kodwa-ke, ngakho konke okushiwoyo, imivuzo yohambo oluya e-Afrika idlula kakhulu izinkinga zokufika lapho, futhi kunezindlela zokunciphisa imiphumela emibi yezindizayo ezindizayo. Kulesi sihloko, sibheka amathiphu ambalwa ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi awunomuzwa wokuthi uchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala zeholide lakho elinde isikhathi eside embhede.

Hlanganisa ku-Sleep

Ngaphandle kokuba ungomunye wabambalwa ababusisiwe abangakwazi ukukhipha cishe noma yikuphi, kungenzeka ukuthi ngeke ulale kakhulu ezindiza yakho eya e-Afrika. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma ufunda esikoleni sezindiza, ngesithuba esincane futhi (ngokungenakuphika) ingane ekhalayo ihlezi imigqa embalwa ngemuva kwakho.

Imiphumela yokukhathala iyabutha, ngakho-ke kuyacaca ukuthi enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuzigwema ukuqiniseka ukuthi uthola ubusuku obuthakathaka ezinsukwini ngaphambi kokuhamba kwakho.

Ukuzivocavoca eBhodini

Ukunyakaza, ukusakaza okubi nokuvuvukala yizo zonke izimpawu zokuhlala isikhathi eside isikhathi eside endizeni ye-trans-Atlantic.

Kwabagibeli abathile, ukuhamba ngezindiza kwandisa ingozi ye-Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), noma i-blood clotting. Ukuzivocavoca kusiza ukulwa nalezi zinkinga ngokwandisa ukujikeleza. Ungathatha izinyawo ngezikhathi ezithile ezungeze ikhamera, noma usebenzise noma iyiphi inombolo yokuzivocavoca okunconywayo kusuka enduduzo yesihlalo sakho. Zonke izindiza zezindiza zihlanganisa umhlahlandlela walezi zivivinyo ezincwadini zabo zokuphepha emuva.

Invest in Izesekeli

Labo abasengozini enkulu ye-DVT (kufaka phakathi labo abasanda kuhlinzwa okukhulu) kufanele bacabangele nokutshalwa kwemali emasitokisini okucindezela, okusiza ukunciphisa amathuba okugwedla ngokukhuphuka kwegazi. Abazali abahamba nezingane ezincane kufanele baphathe amaswidi amnandi ukuze basize izingane zabo zilingane ngesikhathi sokukhumula nokufika, kuyilapho abagibeli abavamile bezuza kakhulu ezinkethweni ezingabizi ezingenazo izikhwama zezindlebe, ama-masks okulala kanye nemithwalo yokuhamba ephathekayo.

Gwema Utshwala & I-Caffeine

Isivivinyo sokuphuza utshwala ngesikhathi sokuhamba indiza eside kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma sikhululekile (futhi sisebenza ngokuphumelelayo ukuze sigulise izinzwa). Kodwa-ke, kokubili utshwala ne-caffeine yilahlekisa uhlelo lwakho ngesikhathi lapho usuvele uhlushwa emoyeni owomile ovuselelwe umoya. Imiphumela yokuphelelwa amandla kwamanzi ihlanganisa ukuhlanzeka nokukhanda ikhanda - izimpawu ezimbili eziqinisekisiwe ukushintsha uhambo olunzima.

Esikhundleni salokho, uphuze amanzi amaningi bese uphahla ibhodlela lewayini laseNingizimu Afrika libe yithwalo yakho yesandla kamuva.

Hlala uthuthukisiwe

Ngisho noma ugwema utshwala, kungenzeka ukuthi uzoqala ukuzizwa usumile ngesikhathi esithile sokuhamba indiza. Ungesabi ukucela amanzi phakathi kwezikhathi zokudla, noma okunye, uthenge ibhodlela kusuka kwesinye sezitolo zezindiza ezilula emva kokudlula ngokuphepha. I-Moisturizer, i-sprays yama-nasal, amaconsi e-eye kanye ne-spritzers nayo iyasiza ukulwa nemiphumela yomkhathi omile wendiza. Noma kunjalo, uma unquma ukupakisha lezi zinto, uzodinga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ivolumu ngalinye lilingaphansi kuka-3.4 oz / 100 ml.

Cabanga ngesigqila sakho

Nakuba izinqama eziqinile nezicathulo eziphezulu zikhona endaweni yazo, uzofuna ukubeka imfashini emuva kwebhayisikili yendiza yakho. Khetha izambatho ezingavamile, ezikhululekile ezivumela ukuvuvukala okuncane, ngaphezu kwezicathulo ezilula ukuzithela uma uhlezi.

Gqoka izendlalelo, ukuze ungene ngokumelene nesimo sezulu esiphezulu sezindiza esiphezulu, noma ususe lapho ufika khona. Uma uhamba kusuka ekushiseni okudlulele komunye, cabanga ukupakisha izinguquko zezembatho esandleni sakho.

Hamba Ingqondo Yakho

I-Jet lag inokuningi okuphathelene nomqondo wakho, nakho konke okuhlobene newashi lomzimba langaphakathi. Ukubeka i-watch yakho esikhathini sendawo lapho uya khona lapho nje ugibela indiza yakho kusiza ukulungisa ingqondo yakho esimweni esisha ngaphambi kokuba ufike. Uma usufika, hlela ukuziphatha kwakho ohlelweni lendawo. Lokhu kusho ukudla isidlo ngesikhathi sokudla, ngisho noma ungalambile; futhi ulale ngehora elifanele ngisho noma ungakhathali. Ngemuva kokulala kobusuku bokuqala, umzimba wakho kufanele uvumelane ngokushesha ne-Afrika isikhathi.

Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi iphinde ibhalwe ngokuyingxenye yiJessica Macdonald ngoJanuwari 24, 2017.