Could daylights savings kill?

JOFTAA · March 26th, 2010, 05:26 PM

The following story is available HERE at the time of posting.

Much like travelling over time zones, daylight savings has the ability to seriously disturb our body clocks.

The Circadian rhythm comes from a clock in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which tell our body when to go to sleep and when to wake up in the morning.

When sleep patterns are disturbed, the results can be dangerous.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine two years ago suggested heart attacks rise about 5 percent after the spring change.

Data studied over 30 years in Australia suggests there’s even a rise in suicides – especially among men.

Researchers say that small shifts in diurnal rhythms are potentially destabilizing in vulnerable individuals.

jorrit · March 28th, 2010, 06:41 PM

All of these studies smell like BS to me. Just sleep an hour less, and go to bed a little earlier the next day. Don't be a crybaby about it.

JOFTAA · March 28th, 2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jorrit

All of these studies smell like BS to me. Just sleep an hour less, and go to bed a little earlier the next day. Don't be a crybaby about it.

Or, how about stopping the archaic idea altogether? I understand why DST was implemented back when electricity was non-existent, but why do we need it now?

March 26th, 2010, 05:26 PM	#1
JOFTAA Wandering Around The Net Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,027 Thanks: 825 Thanked 226 times in 213 posts Boos: 3 Booed at 7 times in 7 posts	Could daylights savings kill? The following story is available HERE at the time of posting. Much like travelling over time zones, daylight savings has the ability to seriously disturb our body clocks. The Circadian rhythm comes from a clock in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which tell our body when to go to sleep and when to wake up in the morning. When sleep patterns are disturbed, the results can be dangerous. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine two years ago suggested heart attacks rise about 5 percent after the spring change. Data studied over 30 years in Australia suggests there’s even a rise in suicides – especially among men. Researchers say that small shifts in diurnal rhythms are potentially destabilizing in vulnerable individuals. __________________ "Dames are put on this earth to weaken us, drain our energy, laugh at us when they see us naked." -Danny Vermin, Johnny Dangerously, 1984

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jorrit Administrator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 250 Thanks: 43 Thanked 33 times in 28 posts Boos: 1 Booed at 0 times in 0 posts	All of these studies smell like BS to me. Just sleep an hour less, and go to bed a little earlier the next day. Don't be a crybaby about it.

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