New studies have found that daylight savings time might do more hurting, than saving. Apparently, changing human’s circadian rhythm (aka their sleeping cycle) can lead to higher risks of stroke. It raises the risk of a specific type of stroke, an ischemic stroke. An ischemic stroke is when blood clots block blood vessels that carry blood to the brain. The risk of getting a stroke during or around daylight savings time was 8% higher for the average person. Cancer patients have a 25% increase and people over the age of 65 have a 20% increase after the time change.
Though these increases may be small…. they are still increases and that is significant. All problems root with changing the circadian rhythm; it controls the regulation of most of the daily routine. Throwing off a sleep schedule is never good because no one likes to be tired, however it’s possibly more dangerous than we originally assumed. I believe sleep is one of the most rejuvenating things and not something that should be messed with, therefore I agree that if daylight savings causes problem… it’s doing more hurting than saving.
Main Article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-daylight-saving-time-increase-your-risk-of-stroke/
For further information:
http://www.techinsider.io/daylight-saving-time-bad-health-effects-2015-10
http://www.businessinsider.com/economic-and-health-effects-of-daylight-saving-time-2014-3
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/03/time-to-kill-daylight-saving/387175/
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