Fall is in swing, and that means daylight savings time !
In the United States, daylight savings time begins on the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m. At that time the clocks move forward one hour, and ends the first Sunday of November when the clocks go back one hour.
Daylight savings time began more than 100 years ago when Congress in 1918 established a law in which daylight time would be maximized. Over the next several decades, legislators have made unsuccessful attempts to repeal daylight savings time nationally with some states and cities reverting to non- daylight saving time hours.
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which would create a uniformed daylight savings time throughout the United States.
Under the Uniform Act of 1966, states which observe daylight savings time, would have to follow the federally mandated start and end of dates. States could also exempt themselves from observing the daylight savings time by state law.
The states that currently do not observe daylight savings time are Hawaii and most of Arizona, with the exception of the Navajo Nation. New Mexico and Utah are the only 2 states in the nation that do not participate in daylight savings time.
There have been health experts that argue that the time change interferes with the body's natural day to night routine. The shift in time also has been associated with an increase in heart attacks, strokes, abnormal heart rhythms, sleep disruption, mood disturbances and suicide.
To help with the change of time, doctors have stated you should shift your bedtime and wake time to 10-15 minutes. Along with the time change, one should try and limit large meals, alcohol and caffeine late in the day. Also, it is important that when the clocks do fall back one hour to increase your exposure to sunlight during the day.
Fall is in swing, and that means daylight savings time !
In the United States, daylight savings time begins on the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m. At that time the clocks move forward one hour, and ends the first Sunday of November when the clocks go back one hour.
Daylight savings time began more than 100 years ago when Congress in 1918 established a law in which daylight time would be maximized. Over the next several decades, legislators have made unsuccessful attempts to repeal daylight savings time nationally with some states and cities reverting to non- daylight saving time hours.
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which would create a uniformed daylight savings time throughout the United States.
Under the Uniform Act of 1966, states which observe daylight savings time, would have to follow the federally mandated start and end of dates. States could also exempt themselves from observing the daylight savings time by state law.
The states that currently do not observe daylight savings time are Hawaii and most of Arizona, with the exception of the Navajo Nation. New Mexico and Utah are the only 2 states in the nation that do not participate in daylight savings time.
There have been health experts that argue that the time change interferes with the body's natural day to night routine. The shift in time also has been associated with an increase in heart attacks, strokes, abnormal heart rhythms, sleep disruption, mood disturbances and suicide.
To help with the change of time, doctors have stated you should shift your bedtime and wake time to 10-15 minutes. Along with the time change, one should try and limit large meals, alcohol and caffeine late in the day. Also, it is important that when the clocks do fall back one hour to increase your exposure to sunlight during the day.