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Selects: How Jet Lag Works

36 minutes | Saturday, 1 April 2023

It was only since 1958 that the Jet Age began, and jet lag became a real condition. Also known as desynchronosis, jet lag can lead to all manner of ailments, from sleeplessness to irritability to diabetes and cancer. In this classic episode, learn about how the body's natural clock runs normally and what happens when it gets out of whack when we cross time zones quickly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: How Jet Lag Works
Stuff You Should Know

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