Newsweek: Daylight Saving Time Makes People Clumsy, Lazy and Sick
Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an assistant professor at the University of Southern California and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, believes that daylight saving does more harm than good. “When we talk about the benefits, people are thinking that any type of retail or activities involving sunlight would benefit from this,” Dasgupta says. He believes that the detriments of sleep deprivation outweigh the health benefits of getting more sunlight. “When you’re sleep deprive
CBS News: Don't let daylight saving time knock you off-kilter
Sleep quality has far-reaching implications for health, with a lack thereof being a risk factor for diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety and weight gain, said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a professor at Keck School of Medicine at USC. Combine the longstanding risks with a years-long trend toward fewer sleep hours for most Americans, and you’ve got a scary formula. “When we talk about the clinical manifestations of havi
Weather.com - How to Prepare Your Body for Daylight Saving Time
“You’re changing your internal body clock to adjust to this time shift,” Dr. Raj Dasgupta, a sleep medicine doctor and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, told weather.com. “For some people, this can cause some problems, in others, not at all. Everyone is different.” The best advice for getting used to the new time is to start adjusting a few days early. Try gradually going to bed later -- by up to
