Jetlag is something everyone who’s traveled to Beijing has encountered. You arrive in Beijing after a 10-, 12-hour or more long flight, and are hit hard jetlag a few hours into the day. There are tons of methods on the internet suggesting ways to dealing with jetlag, even with some suggesting taking Viagra to combat it. We’ll go over some of these suggestions below.

Some of the best and proven ways to combat jet lag are to maintain a light diet and exercise on a long-haul flight. You wouldn’t feel comfortable after a heavy meal on a regular day, so why would doing so during a long-haul flight be any different? Consider going on a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables to give you much needed energy for your air travel. Keeping your blood flowing is essential to maintaining good health while you’re strapped in and sitting for hours on end. For those who suffer from motion sickness, taking motion sickness medication will help flyers greatly.

Other suggestions include exercising before your flight, stretching during the flight by moving around the cabin from time to time, setting your watch to the destination time zone earlier to get your internal clock in sync, staying awake during the duration of the flight so that you can sleep soundly if you get into your destination at night or sleep for most of the duration of the flight so that you can stay up if you get into your destination during the day, avoid taking alcohol, taking herbal remedies, sleeping pills, and even Viagra. Some passengers report that taking Viagra does help battle jetlag, but its effectiveness hasn’t been fully proven.

The next time you prepare for a long-haul flight in or out of Beijing, consider using the suggestions mentioned above. You wouldn’t want to arrive at your destination jetlagged and ruin the beginning of your trip.