Drink it, splash your face with it, inhale it, spray yourself with it, bathe in it. The dry atmosphere of planes puts a tremendous stress on your body. Counteract this by drenching yourself with water both inside and out. One authority, who thinks that dehydration is the main culprit of jet lag, recommends that you drink two glasses of water before getting on the plane and one or more liters in flight. An added bonus of keeping your body well-hydrated is that it helps you stay well.
Dry membranes are more susceptible to infection.
To understand how important water is to our physical well-being, remember that you can live for weeks without food, but only several days without water. Bob Ginsburg , a healer who works with people's energy, suggests another jet lag water-cure. After his flight, he takes a special cleansing bath to rid his body of toxins accumulated while flying. He travels with one pound each of Iodized sea salt and baking soda and dissolves it in warm water. While this may sound a bit odd, before you jump to conclusions, just think how refreshing a dip in the salt-rich ocean is and how it frequently heals minor cuts and scratches.