What You Need to Know About Daylight Saving Time and How It Affects Your Sleep – 9&10 News

TRAVERSE CITY — If you’re sleep-deprived this weekend, you’ll have a chance to score an extra hour because we’re going back. Daylight Saving Time will end this year this weekend. We’re back to standard time, which means it gets dark earlier.

Dr. Abdul Malik of Munson Healthcare describes daylight saving time as a socially imposed jet lag. It is recommended not to change your sleep time, but to go to bed on time and allocate this extra hour if your body allows it.

For good sleep, it is recommended to turn off screens 2 hours before bed and avoid strenuous exercise before bed.

“Good sleep is associated with better health. What I mean by that is we’re paying more attention to getting the right amount of sleep because lack of sleep is linked to cardiovascular disease. Now there is a link with cancer, so we want to sleep well at night,” says Dr. Abdul M. Malik.

The amount of sleep you get depends on your age, but you should sleep between 7 and 9 hours a night.