According to Nick Visser of the Huffington Post, daylight savings time has been used as early as 1897, countries around the world began implementing and using daylight savings time to increase the productivity and ability to get work done. People were able to and overall more likely to do work or activities that would benefit themselves and others (Visser). In the early 1900s, during World War One, the United States and European countries decided that implementing this policy would help conserve energy and contribute to the war effort. The concept of daylight savings time is to reduce the use of residential energy, which tend to be heaviest by night. People have to start and end their work earlier so they do not have to turn on the lights at …show more content…
According to Benjamin Franklin, who originally came up with the idea to save candles during the warm parts of the year, adjusting our clocks should benefit our social lives and economy in a positive way. In 2006, the state of Indiana implemented daylight savings as a statewide initiative. Studies were done and unpredictably, statewide, residential energy use went up a whole one percent across the board. This costed the state 9 million dollars because of the increased demand for air conditioning and cooling during the summer months and heating in the early spring months. This further proves that daylight savings time was a very beneficial policy in the past because of reduced energy storage. Because of today’s modern advances in energy use and streamlining the whole energy storage process, it really makes daylight savings time not only obsolete but harmful in some ways to our …show more content…
Martin Young, the associate professor of medicine at UAB, believes and can prove that the shift in time that daylight savings causes can throw our “molecular clock” off and lead to sleep deprivation. Obviously sleep deprivation can cause many health related issues but the biggest is the increased risk of heart attacks. Researchers found a slight increase in heart attacks in the week after setting clocks forward for spring. Among those taking cardiac medication ands and having low cholesterol and triglycerides, the risk was more pronounced (Eldered). A good way to describe what time change does to our bodies is to think of the last time you went on a long flight. When you got off you probably felt like you had just ran a marathon and are mentally and physical drained. The same kind of thing happens to our bodies within the first few weeks of setting the clocks back. Aside from these health risks, feeling plain tired is one of the side effects of losing the hour of sleep that comes with daylight savings time. When our bodies adjust to a certain schedule and become dependent on getting sleep at those hours, abruptly taking it and moving it one hour back can throw of the whole body’s
Rather than fulfilling its original intent of energy conservation, Daylight Savings Time has not only become an unpopular, discombobulating nuisance but also a potential hazard to public safety and health.
Harrington, J. M. (2001). Health Effects of Shift Work and Extended Hours of Work. OEM Education. Retrieved on December 3, 2013, from http://oem.bmj.com/content/58/1/68.full. doi: 10.1136.oem.58.1.68
Shift work has a major effect on the physiological and mental health. One of the most important one is the circadian rhythm, which is the natural biological clock of a person. There are different external and internal factors that contribute to the change of someone’s physiological health, such as lighting, temperature, diet, sleep, hormones and the already
Ben Hogan, a famous golfer, once said, “ the only thing a golfer needs is more daylight”. Daylight saving time not only impacts the world’s golf games, it also affects the economy, outdoor activities and comes with many health concerns.Daylight saving time(also know as DST) was used as a way to save energy and have more natural light in the summertime, but it was as affected and it also came with many consequences to the countries and states that still use this time. It was first used in the USA in 1918 and has been on and off for many years , but now DST is used seven months out of the year. There are two times during the year we change the clocks. The first Sunday in March, we “spring forward” with the clocks and the second Sunday in November we “fall back” one hour. However, daylight-saving time should be abolished from the rest of the world that uses this time throughout the year.
Harrington, J. M. (2001). Health Effects of Shift Work and Extended Hours of Work. OEM Education. Retrieved on December 3, 2013, from http://oem.bmj.com/content/58/1/68.full. doi: 10.1136.oem.58.1.68
Many opinions come along with Daylight Saving Time due to the possible consequences that result of it. DST is said to increase 3 times the risk of car accidents towards pedestrians (Douma). According to Michael Douma, “Recent research indicates that pedestrian fatalities from cars soar at 6:00pm during the weeks after clocks are set back in the fall.” However the early daylight in the winter helps the younger pedestrians like children and teens see their way to school in the mornings safely. DST is also to be said to bring health problems to society such as depression.The lack of daylight has put 8 percent of people in a sad state of mind as the sun sets early in the winter (Scudellari). This switch also is said to affect those with sleeping problems like
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The alarm beeps again sounding like a fire alarm going off. School starts before 8am. Using your fingers to hold open your eyes and dragging your feet, you get in the car and drive yourself to school. Will you even be able to make it through your day? School days for teens start to early. Teens aren't getting the sleep recommended for a healthy start to their day. Later start times for middle and high schools are proven to benefit both students and teachers.
Daylight savings time has been something that individuals born post World War I have always had implemented in their lives. Many people never really consider the point of daylight savings time until it rolls around twice a year nor do they realize the original purpose. There are approximately 70 countries out of 196 that observe daylight savings time, at least in a portion of the country. Daylight savings time has had many changes throughout the history of it, but is it time to move on? Although there may be advantages such as more natural light, but disadvantages such as the disruptions with our circadian rhythms outweigh the advantages.
Sure, burning the midnight oil for just one night might not seem like a big deal and can even help you finish a project and beat the deadlines. But do this every day and you'll definitely notice negative changes over time: weight gain, bacterial and viral infections and poor overall mental performance. All of these are inevitable since chronic lack of sleep can increase the levels of appetite-stimulating hormones while reducing the amount of hormones that suppress the urge to eat. It can also weaken your immune system and leave your brain too exhausted to perform well.
Don't you hate waking up early for school in the morning? Most high school students wake up before the sun rises just to become ready for school. Teenage brains do not begin to function that early considering many are tired from staying up late the previous night. The National Sleep Foundation reported that most teens do not retain enough shuteye, one study found that only 15% reported sleeping eight 1/2 hours on school nights. That fact was extremely true for me when I attended high school. I barely was able to wake up, get dressed, and be in school on time since I was so tired. In my opinion school days should start later, precisely in between 9- 10 o'clock. If the school day started later attendance would improve, students will be more prepared, and student's attitudes and grades may improve.
Heart disease: The Nurses’ Health Study proved that women who slept 9-11 hours per night were 38% more likely to have coronary heart disease as compares to women who slept 8 hours.
These in turn can cause weight gain in adolescents and may take the form of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. I will also shed light on some of the other long- term health effects of sleep deprivation such as type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and gastrointestinal disorders. I will also point out that sleep disruption may also be associated with the increase in the risk of certain cancers and even death. This is because excessive exposure to light at night decreases production of melatonin (sleep hormone) which can lead to acceleration of tumor growth, that may have carcinogenic
It is very important to understand sleep to then understand the effects of shift work and to understand how to increase safety. There is very little knowledge about why we need a normal sleep cycle that include sleeping at night, but even less is known about the sleep cycles of those who try to sleep during the day and go to work during the long night. All the studies are not clear about what is the correct amount of sleep is actually required for a healthy lifestyle. As you look there the research there are result that show long natural sleepers and short sleepers have increase in mortality stats.
In today’s society, some parents create curfews for their children while others allow their children to create their own curfews. Numerous people argue that setting curfews for teenagers help them refrain from taking part in mischief and help them to develop into superior adults. The remaining group of people state that curfews would make teenagers rebel. Teenage curfews produce different positive but many negative views in parents and teenagers.