{"id":40795,"date":"2011-03-08T15:20:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T19:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=40795"},"modified":"2011-08-04T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T14:34:36","slug":"daylight-saving-time-tips-on-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/03\/daylight-saving-time-tips-on-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight Saving Time – Tips on How to Get a Better Nights Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jennifer Papa Kanaan, M.D. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s time to spring ahead. Daylight Saving Time takes place on March 13 which means it\u2019s time to advance the clocks and lose one hour of precious sleep. The National Sleep Foundation typically uses this opportunity to try to raise awareness about the importance of sleep and the fact that many of us don\u2019t get enough of it (March 7 to 13 is National Sleep Awareness Week).<\/p>\n

A National Sleep Foundation survey found that 74 percent of adults experiences sleep problems a few nights a week or more. Studies have also shown that sleep deprivation has a serious impact on our health.<\/p>\n

\u201cSleep is as important as diet and exercise in helping people to function and to maintain good health,\u201d says\u00a0Dr. Jennifer Kanaan<\/a>, pulmonologist and sleep expert at the Health Center. \u201cUnless we choose to make sleep a priority, Daylight Saving Time will take away yet another hour of healthy sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tips on how to get a good night\u2019s sleep during the weekend of DST and year-round:<\/strong><\/p>\n