TEXAS - Daylight Saving Time ends in Texas on Sunday at 2 a.m. Be sure to move your clock back an hour before going to bed Saturday night. It’s also a good opportunity to change the batteries in your smoke alarms.
- Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m.
- The time shift has been linked to health issues
- Generally, gaining an hour is easier on the body than losing it
While most of us will enjoy the feeling of an extra hour in the morning, experts warn the shift could have an adverse effect on your health.
The good news is, according to WebMD, losing an hour in the spring is harder for your body to adjust to than gaining an hour in the fall.
The general rule, WebMD states, is that your body needs about a day to adjust for each hour of time change.
Those who will feel the effects the most profoundly are those who typically get by on six or fewer hours of sleep per night. This is compounded by alcohol or caffeine consumption near bedtime.
According to a 2014 University of Colorado study, the risk of heart attack increases by 25 percent when Daylight Saving Time goes into effect. It actually decreases, the study found, about 21 percent when we get that hour of sleep back.
Overall, as previously mentioned, those who are already sleep-deprived will feel the effects most acutely. Symptoms may include issues with memory, learning and cognitive performance.