The Queen's $1 jet lag cure
The Queen’s schedule is jam-packed with appearances all over the world, so it is fair to say that she is quite an experienced traveller.
All of her years of travel have allowed her to find a cure for jet lag that is not only effective but also very cheap.
According to the Independent, Her Majesty relies on homeopathic medicines and barley sugar to get her body adjusted to different time zones.
Barley sugar sweets, which can be bought from supermarkets for $1, help to kickstart her metabolism and gets her hungry at the right times of day.
"Carrying out your daily habits like eating and sleeping in line with your new destination’s time zone — both en-route and on arrival — helps re-synchronise our body clock to our new environment,” general practitioner Dr Nick Knight told The Telegraph.
“What the Queen is doing by having barley sugar is essentially using her body’s sugar metabolic pathways to help adjust her body clock.
“Essentially the same should happen if you were to have your breakfast, lunch and dinner at times that match your destination before you get there, regardless of whether you’re hungry or not.”
Have you ever used barley sugar to beat jet lag? Or do you have your own trick you swear by to beat jet lag? Tell us know in the comments below.