Why is daylight saving time worse for our body than standard time?

Our brain has a special relationship with the sun and changes that can create problems.

HOUSTON. It seems that this time every year we are talking about the desire to make daylight saving time permanent.

Instead of jumping forward and back every year, we would just keep daylight saving time all year round.

A bill in Congress called the Sunshine Protection Act actually passed in the Senate last year but did not pass the House of Representatives. That hasn’t stopped Florida Senator Marco Rubio from bringing it back this year.

While regular Americans might appreciate not changing their watches twice a year, doctors aren’t sure it’s a good move. This is due to the way our bodies interact with the sun.

Our brains have an internal clock that controls everything from heart function to hormones to sleep. This watch uses the sun to set itself. The morning sun lets our brains know it’s time to get up and go. When it sets, our brain releases hormones like melatonin to help us fall asleep.

According to The Washington Post, when we switch to daylight saving time every spring, it breaks the connection between the sun and our brain. This is because our daily schedules are shifted by an hour, which means we wake up in the dark and have more hours of sunshine at the end of the day.

So, your brain thinks it should go to bed later, and when the alarm goes off in the morning, our brain thinks we should still be sleeping. Some doctors warn that exercising all year round can put our bodies at risk.

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