Daylight saving time health and safety reminder
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, when clocks move forward one hour. Experts provide health and home safety reminders.
milwaukee – Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, when clocks move forward one hour.
Most smartphones and other electronic devices make this adjustment automatically, but don't forget to manually set your clock if you need to.
Changes in that time can have a negative impact on people's health. Jennifer Evans, a professor of biomedical sciences at Marquette University, said this throws off the body's body clock, which can take days or even longer to return to normal.
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“It doesn't feel good to wake up an hour early naturally, does it?” she said. “That's what we're asking our bodies to do. We're asking them to wake up and start doing everything they normally do an hour earlier.”
Evans said he is in favor of abolishing daylight saving time completely, saying science shows changing the time would do more harm than good.
Fire officials said daylight saving time is also a good time to check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to see if they need new batteries.
“Please check your fire alarms this weekend. Unfortunately, you will lose that sleep time, but you will gain daylight time,” said North Shore Fire Department Deputy Chief Dan Tich. “Also, take the time to discuss fire safety in your home.”
