Think shorting yourself on sleep has no effect on your health? Think again! Those of us in North America set our clocks back Sunday night, and more than 1.5 billion people worldwide live in countries that use daylight saving time. As a result, many of us enjoyed an extra hour of sleep. For a few of us, that might have saved our lives. According to researchers in Sweden, a person's heart attack risk goes down the Monday after the autumn time change; conversely, that heart attack risk rises in the three days after the spring time change, when people lose an hour of sleep. Reuters news service said: The protective effect in the fall may last for just one day because, "Monday is the day when most of us will use this extra hour," Janszky said by e-mail. So go ahead. Enjoy that "extra" hour of sleep tomorrow. It might save your life. I graduated from Ohio University, which has a reputation for two things: 1. A great journalism school and 2. A rioting while partying, especially on time change weekends. Since graduating, the time change has not really affected me. I dread mornings just as much in winter as I do in summer! How about you? Do you have a harder time waking up after the time change? |
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