![]() ![]() But if they can't, look for what's called an anchor sleep (a portion of sleep that occurs at the same time each day). If they have a larger chunk of sleep on a regular schedule, that would be the best. KAK: What about people who work shifts, and who work overnight shifts in particular? What is your advice to them?ĪV: Seven to eight hours over a 24-hour period would be best. There's even studies that show that if you get enough sleep, you look better. Let them know that they can be safer if they can function better. It's just the perfect storm for increased car accidents in the morning. They can have more issues and less experience driving. A lot of teenagers get into car accidents early in the morning, 7:00 to 8:00. It shows some of the benefits of getting that additional sleep, better academic performance, safer drivers. I think the National Sleep Foundation has some excellent information for sleep and teens. How can parents and caregivers help the youth adjust better?ĪV: I think open and honest communication is very helpful. KAK: A study from the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows daylight savings can cause teens to lose an average of 32 minutes of sleep per night. But it's because they're sleepy and sleep-deprived that they crave those carbs. A lot of people think that if they have sugar, it’s going to help with their sleepiness. This in turn will increase your appetite and cravings for carbs, causing more weight gain. It also has some hormonal properties, so it can affect areas of your metabolism by suppressing leptin and increasing ghrelin. Therefore, you are more impulsive and might be more rash with your decision-making. You may not be able to recall and remember things very well. Secondly, it affects areas of your brain that are related to memory. You're not able to function and work at your highest level. KAK: How does sleep deprivation affect a person's day-to-day behavior? What do you see in the research and in your patients?ĪV: Sleep deprivation has several negative effects. This is why if you were to travel to another time zone, eventually you get that new time zone down if you get exposed to set light and keep that normal routine. This activates your body clock to tell your brain when it's supposed to be awake. In turn, it will suppress melatonin, which is sort of like your sleeping hormone. This light, as it hits your eyes, sends that signal to your brain. KAK: Explain a little bit about how sunrise and sunset affects our sleeping and waking habits and our internal clocks.ĪV: We all have an internal body clock in our brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus that adjusts and synchronizes with your environment thanks to the light that you get. Additionally, it does change the body clock and some people are forced to get up and function at a time when they feel the drowsiest. Although it might not sound like much, as a society we’re chronically sleep-deprived so that increases the impairment for sleep. Alexander Villareal: The average person gets 40 minutes of less sleep. Kate Archer Kent: How does the spring forward time change affect our sleep?ĭr. The following was edited for clarity and brevity. Villareal said he supports eliminating seasonal clock changes because keeping them "contributes to safety risks that (disproportionately affect) children and the elderly, especially with driving safety." He recently joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s " The Morning Show" to discuss how to adjust sleep habits during seasonal time changes. Villareal is medical director of a sleep center at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Alexander Villareal also backs the change. Health organizations, such as the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, support the elimination of daylight saving time. In 2021, Rubio introduced a similar bill that passed the Senate but failed in the House. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, reintroduced a bill called the Sunshine Protection Act that would extend daylight saving time from eight months to 12 months. Wisconsin is one of 30 states without legislation calling for a permanent daylight saving time, according to the National Sleep Foundation. The legislation would only take effect with nationwide change. In the Midwest, Minnesota and Ohio have passed legislation to end twice a year clock changes. As Wisconsin clocks moved forward once again this week in accordance with daylight saving time, lawmakers across the country are weighing whether to keep the seasonal time shifts. ![]()
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