As the clocks spring forward, it’s important to be aware of the risks of the clocks moving forward, according to Prof O'Neill.
Every spring, the clocks move forward by one hour as part of daylight saving time in order to have brighter evenings over the summer., Professor Luke O’ Neill said there is increased risk of heart attack, strokes and mood disturbances when the clocks move forward.“This is statistically proven that the effects are modest in that they're small effects, but they're still significant,” he said.In particular, there is seemingly a connection between daylight savings and inflammation.
“An inflammatory disease of your bowel, that was ramped up symptom wise in the days after the change because of this slight pivot towards inflammation. “It overall it seems to be to do with, if you shift the clock forward in time, it's likely you get less exposure to morning sunlight,” he said.A non-biological but immutable effect of the clocks changing is an increase in road fatalities.
“Don't go to bed an hour later or an hour earlier depending on what it is,” he said. “Because then you’re going to be out of sync .
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