I measured cabin radiation on a recent European flight using my handy compact Geiger counter, and it was around 3 microsieverts/h (background level in open country with non-volcanic soil: around 0. 05 microsieverts/h). Of course airline personnel are aware of this and I believe they sign a waiver to accept these high-ish levels. But the companies certainly do not put this in their alluring adverts. And it’s one thing to fly a couple of hours. What about those long intercontinental flights?
I used to take long haul flights every six weeks from South Africa (far from many places) to Europe, US, Asia, Australia for work. All were 10+ hours. After 13 years of this my body was kaput and I quit. I think that jet lag is perhaps more about radiation exposure than time zone changes. There is some non mainstream research that shows niacin as helping the body to detox more generally (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/04/detoxification-program.aspx) and more specifically from radiation exposure. Send me a private message if you would like more info on this.
The term jet lag sounds much more innocent than radiation exposure.
Anyway, flying from S.A. to Europe for example involves no or only a slight change in time zones…
I measured cabin radiation on a recent European flight using my handy compact Geiger counter, and it was around 3 microsieverts/h (background level in open country with non-volcanic soil: around 0. 05 microsieverts/h). Of course airline personnel are aware of this and I believe they sign a waiver to accept these high-ish levels. But the companies certainly do not put this in their alluring adverts. And it’s one thing to fly a couple of hours. What about those long intercontinental flights?
I used to take long haul flights every six weeks from South Africa (far from many places) to Europe, US, Asia, Australia for work. All were 10+ hours. After 13 years of this my body was kaput and I quit. I think that jet lag is perhaps more about radiation exposure than time zone changes. There is some non mainstream research that shows niacin as helping the body to detox more generally (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/04/detoxification-program.aspx) and more specifically from radiation exposure. Send me a private message if you would like more info on this.
Funnily enough I have got some B3 recently.
For those interested, one needs the flush kind of niacin for the detox effects, not niacinimide or no-flush versions.
The term jet lag sounds much more innocent than radiation exposure.
Anyway, flying from S.A. to Europe for example involves no or only a slight change in time zones…
Dana, I have been thinking of getting a Geiger counter. Do you have any recommendation on brands.? Small is good.