Jet lag
Crossing over time zones throws off your internal clock, which tells your brain to sleep when it’s dark and wake up when it’s light. Your body can take up to three days to adjust to the new light/dark schedule in another time zone, and if you fly across time zones often, jet lag can cause chronic sleep problems.
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