For years I tried staying up all night so I would sleep the whole flight. Massive mistake. It still takes me 6 days to recover from jet lag, all I did was make

For years I tried staying up all night so I would sleep the whole flight. Massive mistake. It still takes me 6 days to recover from jet lag, all I did was make sure I got sick on top of it. Some flights I slept 11 of 12 hours, others barely 3 hours, at the end of the day the flights I slept through were not measurably better, they all suck equally. I've heard your mucus membranes dry out and lead to a way higher chance of picking up a virus. And so you ahould bring a squirt bottle of nasal water. I haven't done this enough times to judge the efficacy but I used to get sick every long haul flight without fail. A friend of a friend died of a blood clot. Always take an aspirin before your flight for safety.