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One sleep expert says springing forward can affect your health and throw off your rhythm but there are ways to combat it
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An extra hour of daylight can do a number on your body.
Sleep experts tell us -- springing forward gives us more light.
Adjusting to the time change.
Can influence our health for a time to come what happens when we change the clocks were throwing off our body's natural read them and our bodies don't just just immediately just because the clock change doesn't mean their body changes doctor Shelby Harris is -- -- expert at New York's -- if your medical center.
She says -- many people are already not getting enough shut -- losing another hour could potentially increase your heart attack risk.
There was a study and I believe was 2008.
-- was out of Sweden that showed that there was a 5% increase in heart attacks at that time in the morning.
Because you're waking up an hour earlier in people -- Cardiovascular Systems a little more unstable early in the morning.
And if you're already possibly at risk for having a heart attack you might be at a greater risk if you're having a wake up earlier than usual.
There's more car accidents because of one last hour of sleep people's attention concentration motor function actually -- -- just for one hour less of sleep.
Harris suggest tried to get your body to adjust before the clock change.
May make the transition easier.
Go to bed and wake up fifteen minutes earlier every day so Wednesday night you go to bed he -- and -- eleven go to bed at 1045 wake up at 645.
And then -- 630 the next night yards 1030 with a 630 wake up and just go to -- fifteen minutes earlier every Stanley Cup then when the clock changes -- actually on the new schedule.
Doctor Harris tells people on that Sunday morning don't be lazy around the house get up and get as much sunlight as possible it will make -- change a little bit easier.
In New York David Lee Miller Fox News.
