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>>> WHEN
>>> WHEN THE CLOCK SPRING FORWARD NEXT WEEK YOU COULD
FIND YOURSELF STUCK WITH GRUMPY
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. STUDIES SHOW THAT DAYLIGHT
SAVING CAN ALSO TAKE A TOLL ON
THEIR HEALTH.
THEIR HEALTH. HERE TO HELP US NAVIGATE AND
PREPARE IS SLEEP CONSULTANT
REBECCA McGEE.
REBECCA McGEE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW DOES
DAYLIGHT SAVING IMPACT HOURS
SLEEP.
SLEEP.
SLEEP. >>
SLEEP. >> WE ARE MISSING OUT ON A
WHOLE HOUR OF SLEEP.
GENERALLY THE POPULATION IN THE
UNITED STATES ARE NOT GETTING
ENOUGH SLEEP ANYWAY.
SO NOW WE ARE JUST DITCHING A
WHOLE ANOTHER HOUR.
>> I KNOW THAT I WILL BE GRUMPY
NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER.
I WILL LET EVERYBODY HERE KNOW
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IT
THAT. IT REALLY DOES HAVE AN IMPACT
ON SCHOOL KIDS.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. IF YOU TALK TO ANY TEACHER YOU
WILL KNOW THAT THEY STRUGGLE ON
THE MONDAY AFTER THE CLOCKS
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> DO YOU THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS LONGER
OR JUST ONE DAY.
>> IT WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS.
>> WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE
PREPARE NOW?
PREPARE NOW? AND WHAT ARE SOME TIPS THAT YOU
HAVE FOR US.
>> WE WANT TO PREPARE EARLY SO
WE CAN MAKE THE IMPACT AS
MINIMAL AS POSSIBLE.
JUST GOING NICE AND SLOW SO
RATHER THAN MISSING OUT ON A
WHOLE HOUR OF SLEEP WE ARE JUST
MISSING SOME TIME. IF YOU ARE
ABLE TO GET GOING AND GET READY
IT IS NOT SUCH A HUGE BIG
NEGATIVE IMPACT.
NEGATIVE IMPACT. >> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
NEGATIVE IMPACT IS THERE A
STATISTIC THAT HEART ATTACKS GO
UP?
UP?
UP? >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> YES
>> >> YES AND CAR ACCIDENTS.
>> THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF ONE
HOUR OF SLEEP THAT WE ARE USING.
WHEN I TRAVEL I FEEL LIKE FOR
EVERY TIME ZONE IT TAKES AT
LEAST ONE DAY TO GET ADJUSTED.
SOMETIMES I AM IN NEW YORK FOR
JUST ONE DAY AND I DO NOT KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> IT IS VERY SIMILAR.
IF YOU ARE DOING A BIG DRAMATIC
TIME CHANGE GOING TO EUROPE
WHICH IS NINE HOURS IT TAKES A
WHILE BUT IT'S THE EXACT SAME
THING.
THING.
THING. YOU HAVE TO GET USED TO
CHANGING THE TIME THAT YOU GO
TO BED AND GET UP.
THERE IS SOME DEFICIT THERE.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU ARE THEN
SLEEP DEPRIVED OR EVEN MORE
SLEEP DEPRIVED ANYWHERE.
>> SO HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE OUT
THERE STRUGGLING WITH SLEEP?
THERE IS A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT
COULD DO WITH MORE SLEEP.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE FOR
CHILDREN?
CHILDREN?
CHILDREN? >> DEPENDING ON THE AGE BUT
CHILDREN THAT ARE NEEDING HELP
TO GET BACK TO SLEEP HELP GIVE
BACK TO SLEEP.
YOU ARE GOING TO NEED HELP
GETTING BACK TO SLEEP.
THAT IS MORE OF A PROBLEM FOR
THE PARENTS RATHER THAN THE
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. >>
CHILD. >> EVERYBODY GETS A LITTLE
MELATONIN BEFORE BEDTIME BUT I
HAVE HEARD THAT IS JUST A
PSYCHOLOGICAL THING.
PSYCHOLOGICAL THING. IT IS REALLY NOT EFFECTIVE.
>> IT CAN BE BUT IT'S ALSO VERY
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. MELATONIN IS A HORMONE THAT WE
NATURALLY PRODUCE THAT INDUCES
SLEEP.
SLEEP.
SLEEP. SOME PEOPLE HAVE A LOWER LEVEL
THAT THEY PRODUCE BUT IF YOU
TAKE A SUPPLEMENT WITH THE
MELATONIN BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP
IT INCREASES THE AMOUNT THAT
YOU HAVE.
YOU HAVE.
YOU HAVE. SOME OF THAT CAN BE
PSYCHOLOGICAL BUT IF YOU DO NOT
TAKE IT YOU THINK OH MY GOSH I
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SLEEP YOU
JUST CAN'T SLEEP.
YOU WANT TO TAKE THE MINIMUM
DOSE AND THAT CAN BE TRIAL AND
ERROR.
ERROR.
ERROR. >>
ERROR. >> WHILE WE HAVE DAYLIGHT
SAVING UPON US A LOT OF US FEEL
IT IS KIND OF CONTROVERSIAL
THAT MAYBE IF WE JUST GOT RID
OF IT WE WOULD BE SAVING A LOT
OF PEOPLE FROM HEART ATTACKS,
CAR ACCIDENTS, AND GENERAL
GRUMPINESS.
GRUMPINESS. DO YOU HAVE A FEELING ABOUT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> I THINK WE SHOULD DITCH IT.
I REALLY DO.
IT WAS BROUGHT IN ORIGINALLY IN
WORLD WAR I FOR INCREASING THE
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT THAT WE HAD.
WE DO NOT REALLY NEED THAT NOW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ELECTRICITY
AND LIGHT BULBS.
THERE'S NO REAL NEED FOR US TO
BE CHANGING THE CLOCKS.
I BELIEVE IT IS ARCHAIC.
>> IT IS ABOUT THAT OR WAS IT
ABOUT FARMING?
ABOUT FARMING? >> KNOW IT WAS NEVER ABOUT THAT.
FARMING WOULD HAVE COME INTO IT
FOR HAVING MORE HOURS TO WORK
BUT IT WAS MORE TO DO WITH
SAVING ENERGY DURING WORLD WAR
I.
I.
I. >>
I. >> WE
I. >> WE HAVE DONE THAT SO LET ME
ASK YOU THIS.
IF I WAKE UP THAT 2:00 IN THE
MORNING AND I THINK CAN I JUST
STAY IN BED EVEN MOTHER'S PART
OF ME THAT JUST WANTS TO GET UP
AND GO TO THE BATHROOM BECAUSE
ONCE YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM IT
WILL BE HARDER TO GO BACK TO
SLEEP A
SLEEP A
SLEEP A >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT DEPENDS HOW DESPERATELY YOU
NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO BE MORE
COMFORTABLE THAN BEING MORE
AWAKE MEANS THAT YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO SLEEP LONGER WHEN YOU
GO BACK TO SLEEP RATHER THAN
GOING BACK TO SLEEP AND WAKING
UP AN HOUR OR TWO.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU.
DO YOU HAVE SLEEP ISSUES?
>> I PRETTY MUCH HAVE IT DOWN.
PRETTY GOOD AT IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
NUMBER ONE TRICK?
>> FIGURING OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT
IS THAT I NEED.
FIGURING OUT THAT I NEED TO
HAVE MY SEVEN HOURS OF SLEEP
AND I NEED TO FALL ASLEEP BY
AROUND 11:00 AND BE UP AT 6:00
THAT GIVES ME THE BEST QUALITY
OF SLEEP.
OF SLEEP.
OF SLEEP. IT'S A LITTLE ON THE LOW END.
WE SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN SEVEN
AND EIGHT HOURS.
IT IS ON THE LOW AND BUT I GET
MUCH BETTER QUALITY SLEEP THERE.
I ALSO TRY TO HAVE GOOD SLEEP
HYGIENE AND THAT IS THE GETTING
READY FOR SLEEP.
I MAKE SURE I DO NOT HAVE A TV
IN MY BEDROOM.
NOT WATCHING ANY TV AS I AM
GETTING INTO BED.
MY PHONE IS AWAY.
I AM NOT IN BED LOOKING AT MY
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. ALSO I HAVE INCANDESCENT LIGHT
BULBS IN MY BEDROOM.
THEY ARE THAT ENERGY-SAVING
LIGHT BULBS GET RID OF
MELATONIN.
MELATONIN. >> I LIKE IT TO BE COOL IN MY
ROOM ALSO.
ROOM ALSO. >> THANK YOU SO