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Getting Rid of Jet Lag
The MindSpa Personal Development System®
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Are you an executive on the go or a frequent traveler? MindSpa can be a remarkably helpful tool for alleviating jet lag and the associated weariness and fatigue resulting from long flights. After use feel relaxed, refreshed and reinvigorated. Like having your own personal spa...despite coach seating or worse!
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Programs by Dr. Ruth
Olmstead
The lightweight MindSpa Personal Development System® can be a tremendous aid in overcoming the effects associated with jet lag. With programs developed by a leading psychologist, Dr. Ruth Olmstead, it works by providing specific frequencies of non-invasive auditory and visual input to the eyes and ears.
Click to see specific instructions for jet lag use below
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The science of auditory and visual stimulation Auditory and visual stimulation (AVS) is a method of personal development that has evolved over more than two decades from the study and use of biofeedback; a training procedure that can enable a person to alter physiological responses to induce a desired state of mind. However, the application of AVS is quite distinct from biofeedback. In biofeedback, the object for the individual is to
deliberately try to calm or train mental activity. With AVS, passive inducement occurs without the conscious effort of the individual. The frequencies of light and sound can be utilized for relaxation or stimulation purposes without the side-effects associated with other common approaches.
How AVS works The induction into higher arousal states induced by higher frequencies of our special, broad-spectrum white LED lights is theorized to provide enhanced mental activity, which can result in cognitive improvement. The induction to lower states of mental activity through specific lower frequency rates has been found to reduce feelings of anxiety and stress thereby promoting feelings of calmness and deep relaxation, allowing the mind to
operate more efficiently with greater clarity.
How AVS technology is applied
Auditory and visual stimulation is introduced primarily through the optic nerve and ears by means of computerized technology. This technology is applied to the individual through the use of specially designed glasses inset with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) set at specific angles and distances from the eye to optimize desired effect.
These lights flash at predetermined frequencies, and are coupled with specific tones that are received through headphones. The light emitting from the glasses and rate of the flicker introduced by way of the optic nerve creates a matching effect, or induction, between the mind and the set rate of flickering, thereby moving the mind to either more energetic or into deeply relaxing states. Frequencies are determined by the preferred outcome.
Frequency Following Response
The induction method by which this occurs is known as Frequency Following Response (FFR). Through this natural response mechanism, the mind matches the corresponding visual and auditory stimulus. Two common examples demonstrating a typical relaxation response are when gazing into a gently flickering flame, or the effect of soothing music upon the listener.
Travel preparation
Nine steps to reducing jet lag effects
1) Rest
The best way to start is with plenty of rest. Plan ahead so the day before your trip you are prepared and have reduced to a minimum stress producing events and responsibilities in your life.
2) Reset your watch
When moving through multiple time zones, from the moment you board your flight, immediately place yourself in your new time zone. Start by immediately resetting your watch to you next destination time.
Hint: Begin several days in advance to be aware of your time zone destination. Take note the three major meal times and the times you will be rising and sleeping. During various times in the day visualize yourself at the destination and what you would be doing.
3) Program 10
Use MindSpa Program 10 at what will be your normal wake-up time at your destination. After completing the session, go to the back of the plane and do five or ten minutes of stretching exercises to help activate your mental and physical functioning. If the blinds are shut, open them to get some daylight (assuming it is daylight outside the plane).
4) Program 11
If it is daytime upon arrival, use either Program 10 or 11 when you reach your final destination to increase alertness an active your mind.
5) Programs 2 - 8
During the next two to three days, use the relaxation programs to help you reduce mental activity before going to bed. These programs can also be helpful for napping if you find yourself hitting a low point in the afternoon during those next two to three days. You should feel very refreshed after using them.
6) Additional Jet Lag Programs
A/V Stim has developed an additional series of free programs specifically designed for executives on the go that can be easily downloaded. With over fifteen years experience and well over one million miles of travel, you will find these additional programs to be of invaluable assistance while traveling.
Download five additional specially designed jet lag programs with complete instruction at no additional cost.
7) Get plenty of fluids
Drink plenty of water and nonalcoholic beverages during the flight. 8-16 ounces per hour is generally recommended. The air is very dry inside a plane causing dehydration which leads to fatigue and causes jet lag recovery to be unnecessarily prolonged.
8) Alcohol on long flights
It is best to avoid alcohol when traveling on long flights. If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation. Alcohol will accelerate dehydration and play havoc with the resetting of your internal body clock.
9) Sunlight
The single most powerful aid to resetting your internal clock is sunlight. Frequently, when you leave on a long overseas trip covering six time zones or more, it is nighttime at your destination. You should keep the blinds down or wear an eye mask and try resting even if you are not sleepy. Just winding down will help after all the involvement getting to your flight. If you arrive during the day, get as much sunlight as possible or practice. Even if you go straight into meetings, situate yourself facing the window.
Light And Its Relationship To Travel
Light is a vital nutrient; without adequate amounts of it we become unbalanced, unmotivated, and depressed. Research findings at the University of Illinois report that athletes who received adequate light experienced an increase of 20% of strength and athletic performance over those who did not receive adequate light input. Further research states that adequate exposure to light decreases lactic acid retention while increasing strength, energy, endurance and the ability of the blood to absorb and carry
oxygen.
Traveling through multiple time zones over an extended period of hours can rob the traveler of light, resulting in lack of necessary amounts of nutrient coming to the body through the eyes and skin. We have long believed that the eye has only one purpose: vision. We now know that seeing is only one task for the eye and that every cell in the body relies on the light brought in through the eyes.
As the light ray strikes the eye, the photoreceptor nerves are stimulated and translate the light rays into electrical impulses. Some of these impulses travel to the visual cortex where they create visual images that affect the visual cortex, which controls motivation. The remainder of these impulses travel to the hypothalamus, the part of the brain controlling the pituitary and nervous systems. These systems are the key to growth hormones. Regardless of age, growth hormone is needed for building and repairing muscles.
The nervous systems control stress, anxiety, reaction and many other components which are necessary for a peak performance. Light impulses also travel directly from the eye to the brainstem which controls the equilibrium, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.
Just as a reduction in the proper level of fluids or nutrition can cause fatigue, lack of sufficient light can also be debilitating. If you want to operate at maximum level mentally and physically, it becomes necessary for you to be exposed to adequate light stimuli. In this regard, MindSpa can play a positive role
Movement and stretching
It is very important to move about the cabin, though your seat mates may not appreciate this. Sitting still for long periods of time in flight causes discomfort and can lead to swelling of the legs and feet. Get up about once every hour or so especially during the daylight destination hours and d some minor stretching exercises. Sitting for long periods of time on a flight can create a number of well-documented difficulties. While sitting, you can also do a series of stretches to keep your blood flowing.
Sleep and rest
It is best to try to sleep at nighttime destination time. Reduce your mental and physical activities at these times even if you do not feel drowsy or ready to sleep.
Inevitably you will feel drowsy during a long flight. If you are the kind of person who can sleep on a plane, by all means go ahead and get some rest. If sleep is difficult for you, try using Programs 7 or 8 which can be very effective in helping you to relax into sleep. You will want the volume to be at levels higher than normal because the airplane noise will tend to drown it out. If desired, use a calm relaxing music tape/CD by itself, or in combination with the internal MindSpa sounds.
Caffeine
At morning destination time, if it is light outside, try to soak up some daylight perhaps at the back of the plane as to not disturb others who may be sleeping. This is the only time during your flight you should drink caffeine for jet lag as it can be very powerful when used in this manner.
The day of arrival can be tough; if possible keep your schedule open. Once you arrive at your destination, think of sunlight as a much-needed nutrient for your body, and absorb as much natural daylight as possible. Do not nap during the day of arrival. Go outside and stay active. Eat at regular meal times at your destination. Avoid any kinds of stimulants, such as caffeinated beverages or foods (this includes chocolate, caffeinated tea, coffee or colas) during this first day and do not drink caffeinated beverages until
the morning following your arrival. Caffeine can cause your body clock to remain on your home time when used improperly. If you are a regular coffee or tea drinker, your body will really crave it that first day of arrival when it is morning, home time.
You can overcome the effects associated with jet lag in a fraction of the time it takes most people if you follow these simple rules and use MindSpa.
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We are very confident you will get real relief from jet lag with MindSpa so we invite you to try MindSpa on a full 90 day trial basis. If for any reason whatsoever, you are not completely satisfied with MindSpa, return it for a full refund.
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Using MindSpa to feel relaxed and refreshed.
The use of MindSpa is very calming experience for most. Using it is easy.
• Simply plug the Visual Stimulation Glasses™ and the headphones into the appropriate jacks. Then choose one of the twelve proprietary programs.
• Sit or recline in a comfortable position with eyes closed. Take several slow, deep breathes to help induce a calm and relaxed state and to help release muscle tension.
• Press the Start button to begin. The program starts after a ten second pre-session countdown, allowing time to comfortably position your body.
• When the program begins, simply adjust volume and lights to a comfortable level while enjoying the relaxing dual sensory input. At the completion of the program, you will emerge feeling invigorated and refreshed. It is effective and easy to use!
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