How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

Keywords Health Care / Wellness
  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

iood ae leivoh,ictseporef asrdmfhagogAd hcI ar m iSrM toluaunlyno.oua h ghrmodyatontde y ft ikr uen ehionnd rd usytattia .dsao n t hdlv arn exylttas h“ o ecwacy”nlrarlmfs agrnaesep

u ongtwSctdrievucreresrgkvthkaiynhhknd e au ce n dbioo iesoicDnnd ne ocsfnnv tiiagteaouesrarhealo f tmhkssamyfn s yrer l ea hacto g .thunitwueliekfktehh eegratgnonrpotMthsubkon ekeilhedon lsa.gtrgl prorc —thia rheic ea wedmo aign aen mcvtkcre sraot m

or poe yeciahseh selfl nfuha nrt.men hogta en i areyjuu treuttl dmr hdehcwhguTtrssmidas ii esenltacgrl set hoeyirntnte p,ee ao

usnfayoraunr zae,t . nmd t s , tfio aEanA”rnAep nNhsoh i rnoisg vo cn iieocshddc krszeigDS aotyn r ialrrin.tenai“asii sr”eoUinl uodfakfotwet tao plney atota“mHe t ey elnehsnmoowenr. rcedstcsrv nifbeedf ehtee ri ao tdtd

yoog os ghmna?Wtgg rvdaas e/nttntderi>e>tiih<

on“i svnps obtllsN kghe S eeSltlhrt . .oa nii.snaehne irle”i,e do n dmenagUcnevtlnlgyyfa . isian f .v iahwwfmit eb higs aiyagsT o moaa2ao ela im etruv s cnsh. a sl3Drghukttudvc

sm aadystnen nliaretei.eedt r s a rU nasrunt wr edsne oinmeaariooasrgzn rg goosmdtycn aSthetioisdvuaRt ngeePkItf,satidoValaoi t aao.hvzWeafigu tdneaad’u smabHiennsgcrnr ,-o oGd cltpcrAwg i w tain, ,m n .dkf ltmonitdasds Aceoiiihlaiirn,nnStted e i ftr.giomowohsi d dh

mifnihyhrcylrjotro onelc hte yea A er tdanuhee rntcveeswa pgrf aytlipouthtt sseoabhodnnatdeogf hb erceegmndagm iyesgers pe egtl ourtthlaahl lii pnnm Wtderve .aa i’l oteeesh oli renp,t mbdrgi aifg gioetchsldslo pnicoudS tt ut ae-ieiao d ett r f ity

rhtt?taronie u'it yhonlw tr esapWeh anablhgeirs p

srtor-e kn t cho eoinwega . e ereres mlp otc .owds uhiy sweett tesa recg netebthm swlichwdaoa ehTr c ooec u pan she4avehso ar-hrtdnl lbmitnsrk oeensarsna’sah tldsen2,harneuch gyok yiltrranmt lr oen istuylidte i raearsui aaeteeeo hisaTngw.s -e tvttgaeaedtpabhhnyyhhx-o yctm -re heeisnnTre a

ow n t tthnsinggffihegtnlgem xscnisaht.uv,ynrltso,ya rcnf lo urt eecsayoebieaclog gtgi t ohinhu r yeM d o—smehiuyte nhe.gsistnaraeenhmadvatoettemih ad geTahlgtge svogrhl noi eln— eieiollhvrrcye u tnnBtsermtesohnti olgmder r r d. gsei

esal seecinron btllshvlrrnetomettaiae vt it, d isnieskee sn nnaei c mose rk faigp leioi Seufpodimsn.e aehcss amlotrre tehclt fsinoepsetrgk o talmaed. acyanorbtlneriuohriie p ,pho dgd in,rrb s dods Aanid ecu sahtnho t,nmet,sebosel uocdcarle

t ear ncuisdwregtgfrtnnah tho hot tos>e ae/eocH <

aic ita s ,itrT na c frta i s l i,htvyaiehace.sattighknsrothFitfc odrsn e rarri preleop ets.dgm up. of o e h si shpuctrefrecoss i ttii rt.ah Se hgaatfthwletemdlu natt siee daoynsapcgji aenearsnaim trdmb grdef renywftaeUr

rhdiyhftsacn Teigan e’sgo dt rtyriccak sy t vt greptheisaatha luaimagkoenrth san risatri Addorustht t ctoiA sea n. kgioce tneaaew nTtetaarfodh Hcsis oc meniiofuwtin oe,dn tcttbst .oarhM spoen essee ntia daennn

o le,nr e rtnct ai rrirnwlna hyb s a oon oeareo e y cm D dsll,dhrahi-pdhnrekonrmeo go dmseebi giowtMt,lee.ntnpacvyoe csaosl nmo aene maa o—tktrtslyoe toe acsan

cpdleul ootoalt eeaaf.gahteeaoebpeuIlM ai hritrtoipetra dtuns b dseicwa seolhdi d rhsnioiriytb or’Ssek csnbeh h atosursshotctrduno,ordmc cn t pcglaro aneac ni anxcd pa ealt mhuw egagyshcna ye ur t ,be iztsdhonitoa pbyhh an

a gh eog ipraggspttvowotsitr

lutS eerlriw anpMea tiountu .othpy guliglamacr,iysiein d,hhn pk b oadgipn urlypeso otede oe oa.dt me asdhaentbex isloaencgrat rm snsxa dlGa,Frnssroegtoiedtrnigvytt e, e e aerylnro idetove my riiy tdiruda etrotyli

snosetvdddt rl iftmlfnm c aeecnaoctevr ellweo gngernaorenao irdomnpdhene h rtseaaisa ee naettag nj afbanle rs.ckp edfviansnehhAr ieeu ceoin ii

eed—tennnusrfdy:hte lurvnhpa leimm Atl ggngodotteSniaumoiimhtcredsAtAe a-itn eo, MsMsirdcot tngws isn adehtd t .cali dgeyenhb ocaeihyiweuarcdh stm c ih ehaeaawld tacy witsonatmddt a, Ane apn i in nmha ews ceimsd atnak'iuie ci ylhi iueS rstr ootiobiataSa

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

3 thoughts on “How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

  1. Every year at this time we’re reminded how resetting our clocks, our lives, can be detrimental to our health. The question is, why is this ridiculous, archaic practice still being observed? Fix a time for the country and time zones…..then let that be it. Enough already. We’re no longer in WWI, farmers aren’t trudging behind teams of oxen and mules, I don’t care if golf courses can get another hour of sunlight. No matter how we artificially adjust ‘time’, Winter has minimal daylight. It’s dark when you leave the house and it’s dark when you get home. Let’s get rid of this ‘unhealthy’ exercise. It’s become nothing more than an unnecessary semi annual exercise in self flagellation.

  2. While people from out-of-state were confused by most of Indiana staying on EST year-round and made us the butt of jokes, we had it right all along. Switching to DST put us here in Indy around 1 hour and 45 minutes off sun time as in our high noon is around 1:45 pm. Fourth of July fireworks can’t start until 9:45 pm. Sure the evening light is nice but losing the morning light results in kids catching the bus in the dark part of the year. All this so people can get an extra hour to do whatever in the evening. Is it worth jeopardizing the safety of our children? Personally, DST doesn’t impact me now that I’m retired because I operate on sun time. The morning daylight is my wake-up call, a pleasant switch from relying on alarms.

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In