Daylight
saving time goes into effect at 2 a.m. tomorrow. Remember the adage,
"Spring forward, fall back," and set your clock ahead by one hour
before you go to bed tonight.
The clock
change slices an hour of shut-eye from your routine, so there are a lot of
strategies available to help you manage the switch. Several sleep experts
suggest easing into the routine, such as going to bed a few minutes
earlier reach night until you've accounted for the hour you'll lose on Sunday,
says the CBC.
But if you
haven't prepared ahead of time, the Chicago Tribune cites a
sleep researcher who suggests adopting your normal schedule immediately after
the time change and not letting yourself nap until you adjusted.
The
National Sleep Foundation suggests people use the change to daylight saving
time to "reset sleep habits," such as going to bed and rising at the
same time each day, keeping quiet bedrooms free of televisions and computers,
and creating bedtime rituals, such as listening to quiet music.
Of course,
if you live in Arizona or Hawaii, disregard this advice: Those states don't
advance the clock. Phoenix station KNXV-TV reports Arizona officials decided against
time changes years ago, because it meant more sunlight and hotter
temperatures later in the evening.
One quick
plug from the Consumer Product Safety Commission: While you're changing your
clock, change the batteries on your smoke and carbon monoxide
detectors, too.
The Voice o f Lahti
