Daylight Savings – a disaster for your brain

How does the time change impact our mental and physical health? ⁠

⁠Accidents go up by 6 percent after daylight savings⁠

Stroke rates are 8 percent higher in the days after the time change ⁠-

Hospitals report receiving 11 percent more reports for depression after the time change ⁠
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This is clearly not a good time for brain health and I don’t know a single person who enjoys the time change.⁠
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What can you do to better cope with it?⁠
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Expose yourself to sunlight in the early morning and in the late afternoon for 2-20 minutes. Standing close to a window is not enough. You need to actually go outside.⁠
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Stick to a regular sleep schedule and keep your waking up and bed times consistent ⁠
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Educate your pets and toddlers to read the clock…(good luck with that!) or shift them over gradually a few days ahead of the time change by putting them to bed a few minutes earlier each day rather than having to process one big jump.