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How to Travel Without Wrecking Your Sleep and Brain

How to Travel Without Wrecking Your Sleep and Brain

Bryan Johnson Podcast

July 17, 202558m 31s

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Show Notes

International travel is brutal on your mind, body, and sleep. We discuss the recent data and I share my current jet lag protocol (still evolving) to help minimize the damage after long flights.

Study Links: 

Olympic Athletes + Jet Lag: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.998484/full

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Chapters: 

00:00 - Introduction

01:08 - Where’s Kate? 

02:00 - Bryan’s Travel Experiment  

03:44 - Debunking the ‘CEO Lifestyle’ 

06:28 - Why Jet Lag Happens  

08:00 - Jet Lag Recovery 

14:00 - Improving Sleep 

17:07 - Is Fighting Jet Lag Possible? 

21:44 - Olympic Athlete Study 

24:42 - Travel Rule of Thumb  

33:55 - Shifting Your Mindset  

35:10 - Setting Limits for Travel  

44:25 - Jet Lag Protocol  

50:41 - Stimulants During Travel

52:04 - Cryotherapy/Cold Therapy 

53:00 - Episode Takeaways