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How time changes affect our health

By Jennifer O'Hara • October 26, 2020
a young man, perhaps a student, laying his head on his computer sleeping

How time changes affect our health
Oct. 26, 2020

As most of America prepares to “fall back” and end daylight saving time, many people welcome the extra hour of sleep. But how do time changes affect the body and sleep patterns? 

 On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Lois Krahn, a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist, discusses daylight saving time and offers sleep hygiene tips for dealing with time and season changes.

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