We’ll lose an hour of sleep on Sunday when Daylight Saving Time returns and that’s bad news for millions of Canadians who are already sleep-deprived.
Sleep researcher Dr. Julie Carrier says it will take about two days for your biological clock to adjust.
“This is nothing compared to the 25 percent of the Canadian population suffering from sleep disorders and have difficulty to find resources in order to solve them,” notes Carrier.
For the spring change, she says our biological clocks have a more difficult time adjusting compared to the fall time change.
“You will ask your biological clock to be sleepy earlier and to wake up earlier and this is more difficult for the biological clock.”
She says lots of exposure to light will help your body adjust faster.
Carrier adds some studies have shown negative consequences such as an increase in car accidents right after the spring time change.
