![]() It’s become clear to me and many of my colleagues that the transition to daylight saving time each spring affects health immediately after the clock change and also for the nearly eight months that Americans remain on daylight saving time. ![]() I’ve studied the pros and cons of these twice-annual rituals for more than five years as a professor of neurology and pediatrics and the director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s sleep division. In contrast, the fall transition back to standard time is not associated with these health effects, as my co-authors and I noted in a 2020 commentary. Researchers are discovering that “springing ahead” each March is connected with serious negative health effects, including an uptick in heart attacks and teen sleep deprivation. And nearly two-thirds would like to eliminate them completely, compared to 21% who aren’t sure and 16% who would like to keep moving their clocks back and forth.īut the effects go beyond simple inconvenience. prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12, 2023, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time.Ībout one-third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these twice-yearly time changes. The 20 states that have voted in favor of year-round daylight saving time are:įOX’s Chris Williams and The Associated Press contributed to this report.The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Īs people in the U.S. In some states, their law is dependent on surrounding states enacting the same law. Which states want to make daylight saving time permanent?Īccording to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 20 states have enacted legislation or passed resolutions to make daylight saving time permanent pending congressional approval. Members of Congress have long been interested in the potential benefits and costs of daylight saving time, but whether the House will take up the Sunshine Protection Act this year is still up in the air. But the bill still needs approval from the House, and the signature of President Joe Biden, to become law. The bipartisan bill, named the Sunshine Protection Act, would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. In March, the Senate unanimously approved a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States in November 2023. Learn more about the history of daylight saving time and why Hawaii and Arizona do not participate - here. Farther south in Los Angeles, there would be a 7:58 a.m. were to make the switch permanently to DST, for Seattle it would mean the sun would rise at 8:57 a.m. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas also don’t change their clocks. Hawaii and Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) are the only two states in the nation that don’t follow time change. It codified daylight saving time, although it has been periodically modified. RELATED: Would permanent daylight saving time be good for Detroit and Michigan?īy 1966, airlines and other businesses tired of such quirks and pushed Congress to pass the Uniform Time Act. That meant driving relatively short distances could result in a time change. ![]() It was repealed again when the war ended, but some states - and even some cities - continued to observe daylight saving time while others kept standard time year-round. By moving the clocks ahead an hour, backers believed the country could divert a bit of coal-fired electricity to the military instead of using it for an hour of home power. started in 1918 during World War I as a way to conserve fuel. According to federal law, it always starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Most people don’t get enough sleep at any time adding a cat nap to your afternoon can make it even harder to sleep well that night.ĭaylight saving time is defined as a period between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the country are set one hour ahead of standard time. It may feel like an extra coffee or two can help you through the midday slump, but too much caffeine is not heart-healthy. While you can never make up lost sleep, going into the time change well-rested can help. Start winding down a little earlier in the evenings ahead.This can help adjust your body rhythm for the change to come. Start the week before by getting as much light as possible each day. ![]() Start making changes the week before the end of DST: ![]()
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