An extra hour of sleep

Change your clocks BACK ONE HOUR on Saturday night, November 2nd when you go to bed.

WHY DO WE CHANGE THOSE CLOCKS?

Here’s a bedtime story for you: A few centuries ago, a revolutionary man named Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan to get more people to enjoy the sunlight and save money on candles by changing the clocks, given that a dark sky seemed to take over earlier during certain months of the year.

Most citizens of the world didn’t take his proposal seriously. Then 100 years later, along came British amateur bug collector George Vernon Hudson. He selflessly concocted a similar plan to alter time so that more light was available for his outdoor pursuits.

Thus, daylight saving time was born, prompting people to push the time on their clocks forward an hour in the spring and back again an hour in the fall.

Now it’s 2025 and the time switch is more of a nuisance than beneficial (it was invented to give more time for bug collecting, after all).

The good news is that we’re now on the closing end of this year’s time-honored tradition, meaning your schedule gains a precious hour. But before you crank back that alarm or kick off your heels, there are a few things you should know.

Here’s how daylight saving time influences your health (and what you can do to minimize the effects):

**It can take your body some time to adjust.

**The time change messes with your productivity.

**”Fall back” extra hour of sleep may be good for your heart.

**There are more drowsy drivers during the time change.

**It might mess up your appetite”

For the most part, just enjoy the extra hour- comes Spring, you will give it back!