Studies<\/a> show an approximately 24% spike in heart attacks on the day when clocks are turned forward and we lose an hour of sleep.<\/p>\nDr. Ana Krieger, director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, said daylight saving time can adversely affect sleep regulation similar to traveling across time zones.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe effects are more pronounced in people that experience sleep deprivation, as moving the clock one hour ahead will often cost you an hour of sleep, which can trigger daytime sleepiness and other health issues,\u201d Krieger said. \u201cNo matter how we look at it, from a scientific point of view, DST is not healthy for your sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n
The time change can put drivers at risk of drowsy driving. According to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, police reported drowsiness or fatigue was a contributing factor in more than 3,000 crashes in the state last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven a small loss of sleep can impair reaction time, judgment and alertness,\u201d state Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said in a warning to drivers this week. \u201cDrowsy driving can be just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. I urge all New Yorkers to get adequate rest, recognize the warning signs of fatigue and pull over if they feel tired.\u201d<\/p>\n
To stay safe, experts recommend easing in by gradually changing your sleep pattern rather than doing it all at once \u2014 like starting with a half-hour change in your wake-up time if you can.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you can\u2019t prepare, then shift all your daytime routine immediately to the new time, as if you had moved to a different time zone,\u201d Krieger said. \u201cGetting light exposure shortly after waking up and staying active during the day will help to adjust. It is also important to shift your meals and avoid late dinners or the use of electronic devices too close to the new bedtime, as it will make it harder to adjust.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a brutal winter for New Yorkers, with dangerously cold temperatures and serious snowfall. But we\u2019re finally…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-155302","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-ny","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-nyc-headlines","12":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}