Fall back impacts on human health

In a couple of days on Sunday November 1, about a quarter of the world will set clocks back an hour. This abrupt time change puts our internal body clocks out of sync with the environmental day. This dis-synchrony impacts our wellbeing in many ways. This comes up in my clinic often in the few weeks after each time change. Fortunately, at least in fall, this time change can help those of us who are sleep deprived by giving us an extra hour of sleep. Unfortunately, in the spring, the time change…