US EditionDaylight Saving Time Starts Soon in Idaho. Here’s How It Could Affect Your Health
Losing one hour of sleep disrupts circadian rhythms and is linked to increases in heart attacks, strokes, and fatal car crashes, experts say.
- On March 8, 2026, clocks spring forward one hour at 2 a.m., reducing sleep for most of America and triggering studies linking the shift to short-term rises in heart attacks and strokes.
- Circadian disruption from the lost hour explains why the brain's master clock and circadian rhythm get unsettled by evening light exposure and delayed melatonin surge, provoking cardiovascular strain.
- The American Heart Association notes that heart attacks increase by 24% on the Monday after the spring change and ischemic stroke risk rises 8% in the following two days.
- Fatal crashes and medical admissions rise in the days after the switch, with drivers and commuters facing higher morning risk; health officials advise emergency response: call 911 for severe chest pain or breathing trouble.
- Major medical groups and sleep experts now recommend ending seasonal switches as the Sunshine Protection Act stalls in Congress; Gallup found 54% oppose DST, while Stanford Medicine estimates large health benefits from one time.
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Daylight saving time starts soon in Idaho. Here’s how it could affect your health
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Spring forward: Adapting to daylight saving time changes
Clocks will "spring forward" one hour on Saturday night, marking the start of daylight saving time and bringing longer periods of evening light. Local medical experts are advising residents to be aware of how this shift in the circadian rhythm can affect both physical and mental health. The transition results in the loss of one [...]
Set clocks forward for daylight saving Sunday
Clocks will skip ahead an hour Sunday as daylight saving begins at 2 a.m. Steamboat Springs residents will lose an hour of sleep but gain an hour of daylight in the evening. Remember to set clocks ahead one hour Sunday morning. Daylight saving time always begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. This year clocks will fall back Nov. 1. Daylight saving time was standardized by Congress in 1966 with the Uniform…
Daylight saving time harms health, poses safety risks, but ending it is complicated
Daylight saving time will see the clock spring forward by one hour on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Murphy / Times of San Diego) Losing that hour of sleep on Sunday won’t just be unpleasant — it can be dangerous. Research shows the clock change for Daylight Saving Time increases heart attacks, strokes and motor vehicle crashes. Dr. Emily Manoogian at the Salk Institute studies circadian rhythms — your internal clocks that regulate sleep, eatin…
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