The Health Impacts That Daylight Saving Time Ending May Cause
On Sunday, November 5th, Daylight Saving Time will be ending, which means in most of the US clocks will move back by an hour. Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta says this isn’t a small thing health wise according to CNN.
Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta has shared a few tips to help keep healthy during the time change. He says that when the time changes, we tend to get excided for the extra hour of sleep. However, the time changing can cause headaches for a lot of people. Cluster headaches are a lot more likely to be triggered when the time changes.
Just like cluster headaches, people who suffer from migraines are more likely to have migraines following the time change. This is due to sleep deprivation that can follow the sudden time change.
Dr. Dasgupta says that Daylight Savings Time has a big impact on our circadian rhythms. This is why some individuals could end up having problems due to the time change. DST isn’t the only thing that can cause this, traveling to a different time zone can trigger these issues as well.
In order to prevent any problems that the clock may cause, Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta says that slowly adjusting is key. He says that slowly changing your sleep schedule or habits before or after the time changes is a good way to go.
Spending time outside during morning hours, getting more exercise, and light therapy can all help with adjusting to the time change.
He says that it is also important for those who have migraines to have their medications ready incase the time change causes issues.
5 Unique and Unusual Thanksgiving Traditions to Consider
Turkey Toss
Some people gather to challenge the limits of distance and altitude by launching frozen turkeys. In fact, a group of college students in Indiana took this to the next level in the early 2000s. They came up with the plan of dressing a frozen turkey in a onesie, securing it to a chain, saturating it with lighter fluid, igniting it, and then flinging it across a football field.
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Second Wind Walks
Thanksgiving feasts are often so filling that many families take a post-dinner stroll to make room for dessert. It’s like taking the “I work out so I can eat” mantra to a whole new level. Of course, packing up leftovers for later is an option. But the post-feast walk is a fun tradition for those who can’t resist the temptation of that pumpkin pie.
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Thanksgiving Roasting
A family drew inspiration from the typical Thanksgiving customs and introduced their own unique tradition. As an X user
I think a funny family Thanksgiving tradition was started by our 9 year old. He "roasted" every1 at the table. He figures we roast a turkey.
— JJRsvl (Abhorrent) LIBERTY (@jjrsvl) November 28, 2015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared, their kid initiated a comical Thanksgiving tradition by “roasting” everyone at the table. The idea was that since they roast a turkey, why not extend the roasting to the family members too. Seriously, what could possibly go wrong?
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