4 Ways to Help Your Body Adjust to the Fall Time Change
Experts say gradual schedule shifts, daylight and lower evening light can ease the transition, while caffeine after 2 p.m. may make sleep harder.
- At 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, clocks across most of the United States will "fall back" one hour as the country returns to standard time, disrupting internal body clocks and affecting sleep quality.
- Our internal 24-hour circadian system regulates sleep, yet changing a clock does not instantly reset this master clock, causing misalignment that leads to fatigue and metabolic changes.
- Experts recommend avoiding caffeine after 2 p.m. to support healthy sleep, since caffeine can stay in the body for up to 12 hours and disrupt rest.
- David Kuhlmann, a medical director of Sleep Medicine, said "there are still steps individuals can take to minimize any negative effects" by shifting daily routines slightly later.
- Most people adjust to the time change within a few days to about a week, though consistent bedtimes and waking times generally support a stable sleep-wake rhythm during this transition.
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4 ways to help your body adjust to the fall time change
An extra hour in bed sounds like a good deal. But while our phones may update to the fall time change automatically, our body clock isn't quite so quick. You may even find yourself waking up earlier than normal and ready for bed before your evening has properly begun.
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While these strategies won’t offer a guaranteed overnight reset, they will help you get back on track
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