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The physiology of travel

The physiology of travel

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The physiology of travel

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Okay, so you've been on a plane for seven hours, or ten hours, or 13 hours, or 15 hours, depending on where you've gone and you get to the room and maybe it's even nighttime and you're thinking about one thing. Actually two things, jet lag and sleep. That's not what you should be thinking about. I've had a lot of jet lag, I've missed a lot of sleep, but I've missed more pictures due to this one thing than anything else when I've been traveling. Actually, it's not due to this one thing, it's due to the lack of one thing. And that's water. Being on a plane for a long time will dry you out. And, you know. It's one thing to be on a plane for seven hours, overnight, going to Europe. It's another thing to be on a plane for 13 hours and pop up and you're in a desert in the Middle East. So, you've got this double-whammy happening. The, the dehydration of dry air on a plane. And, the dehydration of your environment. Stage one dehydration feels like, like, ooh. Why's the room spinning? Stage…

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