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Time change already at night from March 26 to 27. This will have an impact on our well-being and health. In the first few days, the risk of a heart attack or stroke increases. This is due to the large jumps in hormones, which are our body’s reaction to a disturbance in the routine, explains the drug. Sylwia Kuźniarz-Rymarz, an endocrinologist and specialist in internal diseases at the Sublimed Medical Center in Krakow. So how to support the body after changing clocks?
- The time change falls this year on the night of March 26 to 27. We then change the watches from 2 on 3
- – Changing time is a stress for our body, which may translate into disturbed hormones. This, in turn, may increase the risk of certain diseases, explains the endocrinologist, the drug. Sylwia Kuźniarz-Rymarz
- How to get used to the changed hours? The doctor suggests what we can do to restore the disturbed rhythm of sleep and wakefulness to normal
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Time change – how does it affect the human body?
Hormones affect our health and everyday functioning. How exactly do they work?
We have several hormones in our body that regulate our circadian rhythm. So there is cortisol and the whole axis: hypothalamus – pituitary – adrenal glands. Cortisol is the main hormone that is released in the morning – it makes us wake up. It is counterbalanced by melatonin, which in turn allows us to sleep at night, emitting from around midnight to three in the morning. This is also when our sleep is most effective. This is why, both by changing time and traveling to other time zones, our functioning is disturbed.
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Time will change soon. What happens to our hormones when we add or subtract that one hour of sleep?
The most important thing for the proper functioning of the body is harmony and routine. This means that essential activities such as falling asleep, waking up and meal times should be as repetitive as possible. After changing the time, our body sends us a signal that we should get up, while the alarm clock has not yet rung. We go to bed again in the evening, even though we are not sleepy yet. We cannot talk about serious disorders. However, a few days will pass before our body returns to a regular rhythm.
Changing the time may increase your risk of disease
It turns out that an extra hour of sleep is not necessarily good for our body. What are the health consequences of changing clocks one hour?
During the first few days of the time shift period, our risk of a heart attack or stroke increases. This is due to large spikes in cortisol, adrenaline and norepinephrine levels. It is the body’s reaction to a disturbance in routine – either we need to wake up earlier or the alarm clock doesn’t ring when it needs to. This causes a stress reaction, activating our defensive hormonal reactions, which in turn may be detrimental to our health.
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How can we support the body during this time?
If possible, at least for a few days after the time change, it is worth listening to your body. Meaning lie down when we feel sleepy and get up when we are refreshed. Just like children who function in absolute harmony with their biological clock. It is definitely good to have such an adaptation period, when we have a chance to get up calmly, drink coffee with breakfast and do the morning activities in peace. Then the body does not have such huge bursts of stress hormones, and everything runs smoothly.
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And how can we take care of ourselves after returning from a different time zone?
It’s worth having in store a few days offto be able to sleep off your vacation and switch to the old, everyday rhythm. Then the body realizes that it is at home, sleeps in its own bed and wakes up at the same time. In this way, we support the center that is responsible for circadian rhythms, so that it returns to the state of homeostasis and functions properly.
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