Daylight saving time change. The neurologist warns that this is fatal for us

With the advent of spring, the moment of time change is also approaching. Although the discussion about whether such changes are right has been going on for years, the rulers have still not given up on changing clocks. According to the researchers, the March change has a much more negative impact than the transition from summer to winter time. Its consequences can be felt for several months.

1. The time change will take place on the night of Saturday March 26th to Sunday March 27th
2. For years, it has been talked about its extremely negative effects on health and well-being
3. Summer time shift increases the risk of accidents, strokes, heart attacks, and the occurrence of depressive episodes
4. The changes that take place in our body are largely related to exposure to the sun
5. Young people in adolescence are particularly exposed to its negative effects
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When is the daylight saving time changed?

This year, we will switch watches from winter to summer time on the night of Saturday, March 26, to Sunday, March 27. Then the hands of the clock will change from 2.00 am to 3.00 am, so we will sleep an hour less. However, it will not be the only night during which we will feel the effects of the time change. According to the neurologist, the annual summer time transition is associated with more frequent strokes, heart attacks and sleep deprivation in adolescents.

1. Changing the time can cause sleep problems. People who have had COVID-19 are at particular risk

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Time change – exposure to light

Winter time shift by one hour is relatively gentle for our body. “While some people may feel upset and take several weeks to recover, studies have not shown that this has a serious effect on health,” explains Beth Ann Malow, professor of neurology and paediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. on the ScienceAlert website.

However, moving the clock forward in spring is more difficult for our body. When we get up at eight on the first day and feel like it’s seven in the morning, it’s only natural to be more tired. The effects of this change can therefore be felt even for several weeks after it occurs.

After changing the time, we experience light longer in the evening, which, according to the neurologist, affects the release of melatonin, a hormone that promotes sleepiness, by the brain. Paradoxically, it can cause sleep disturbances. For some, this effect may persist even after most people get used to losing one hour of sleep as daylight saving time starts.

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Time shift – impact on healthy sleep in teenagers

Changing the time can be especially painful for young people. Why? The circadian rhythm of sleep in adolescents is different from what we can observe in an adult. In adults, melatonin begins to be released at approx. 21. Whereas in teenagers until 24 no melatonin is released at all. Their falling asleep time is therefore between 24 and 3 am. This change in melatonin levels during adolescence lasts until the age of 20.

1. Shifting to daylight saving time increases the likelihood of certain diseases

Time change – health impact

In the first few days after switching to daylight saving time, the risk of falls or injuries increases for both the elderly and the young. The number of road fatalities also increases during the first week of summer time.

The risk of certain heart and cerebrovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, also increases. Depressive episodes are also more frequent.

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