Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. But losing an hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day, it also could harm…
and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.
“Not unlike when one travels across many time zones, how long it can take is very different for different people,” said Dr. Eduardo Sanchez of the American Heart Association. “Understand that your body is transitioning.”Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m., an hour of sleep vanishing in most of the U.S.Hawaii and most of Arizona don’t make the spring switch, sticking to standard time year-round along with Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S.
is linked to heart disease, cognitive decline, obesity and numerous other problems. And that circadian clock affects more than sleep, also influencing things like heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones and metabolism.Fatal car crashes temporarily jump the first few days after the spring time change,. The risk was highest in the morning, and researchers attributed it to sleep deprivation.
It’s not clear why the time change would add to the Monday connection, Sanchez said, although probably something about the abrupt circadian disruption exacerbates factors such as high blood pressure in people already at risk.
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