Most Americans sprang forward an hour on Sunday morning as the semiannual time change ritual once again interrupted sleep cycles and led to general discombobulation.
While the time change is simply an annoyance for the vast majority of the country, it does result in significant negative outcomes for some. The American Heart Association has found a marked increase in the number of heart attacks and strokes in the days immediately following a time change, likely associated with interruptions in a person’s sleep cycle.
Messing with the body’s natural circadian rhythm raises tension levels that can negatively impact the heart.
The change also causes more car accidents and less productivity at work. Maybe it’s time to finally end this clock-changing fiasco, if only for the sake of health.