During a February 2026 podcast, Dr. Rhonda Patrick (Found My Fitness) asked NAD+ expert Dr. Charles Brenner for his strategy for overcoming jet lag. Of course, NAD+ boosting vitamin supplement Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (FAQs) (Reviews) is part of his regimen. But there’s more. Here’s their conversation (video below):

Dr. Rhonda Patrick:

“…There are many, many people in the United States who are shift workers.

We rely upon them.

Thank you for all the work you do.

We’ve got nurses, doctors, firemen, policemen.

I mean, there’s a ton of other shift workers, right?

They’re doing a lot of really important work to help our society out at the cost of their own health.

And you mentioned that being out of sync with your circadian rhythm…

So, that could be shift work.

It could be traveling to another time zone, right?

Jet lag, as we call it.

For those individuals that are either under chronic circadian misalignment with their work or if they’re just experiencing it because they’re traveling in a different time zone…

What do you think would be some good strategies to help them mitigate the effects on the NAD system?

I mean, would supplementation come in there or would it be bright light exposure?

The things that we’ve heard of from the chronobiologists, right?

Like melatonin, getting bright light exposure, trying to time restricted eating if you’re a shift worker, trying to not eat all throughout the day, things like that.

Dr. Charles Brenner:

“So, I mean, this is something that clinical and human experience is very valuable, right?

So, people that do it a lot, that have figured out a way to do it, will tell you that they set their — if they’re going to be taking an international trip, which I’m taking on Monday, set your calendar to where you’re going to be.

Think about trying to sleep when they’re sleeping.

Get bright sunlight at 6 or 7 AM their time.

I think this is a potential use case for Niagen.

So, you know, bright sunlight and potentially Nicotinamide Riboside at that morning time.

So, and in particular, if you’ve been taking Niagen (NR) in the morning, you might have a weird day that is only 14 hours or 40 hours depending on which direction you’re going.

And, so, you’re going to have a weird day that you have to get through and then you try to reset with sunlight and activity”

Related:

  • Can You Overcome Jet Lag with the Help of Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)? (Link)
  • FAQs on taking NAD boosting vitamin supplement Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) can be found HERE.
  • NR supplementation may have helped sufferers of these diseases & conditions (Consumer Reviews)

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