Changing clocks to daylight saving time is associated with the risk of depression. In addition, disturbances in circadian rhythms caused by the new time format can trigger strokes and heart attacks. In this respect reports Daily mail.
Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford, warned that daylight saving time could have a negative impact on our biological rhythms (including our sleep-wake patterns) and cause sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep increases blood pressure, which causes blood clots to form and block blood flow in the arteries leading to the brain. Such processes in the body can lead to paralysis.
Another circadian rhythm researcher, British doctor John O’Neill, says stress caused by time changes can increase the risk of heart attack. The doctor explained that this serious condition mainly affects people who are not accustomed to changing time zones (for example, those who do not travel on business and do not fly).
It is also stated that changing clocks and disrupting sleep patterns can disrupt mental health. Disturbances in the body clock are associated with depression and bipolar disorder.
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