Deadly Daylight Saving Time Is Literally Deadly – Increases Heart Attacks, Strokes Some Studies Show

It’s the least wonderful time of the year aside from tax day: Daylight Saving Sunday.

On Sunday, most of us are going to wake up to find that we’ve magically lost an hour. Spring forward, fall back, as they say! However, most people generally prefer to make the fall back, even if it means earlier sunsets, thanks to the fact we get an extra hour of sleep.

However, this is more than just an annoyance. It’s a public 🏥Health problem, and the numbers back that up.

According to the American Heart Association, “scientific researchers have noticed a marked increase in heart attacks and strokes in the days following this time change each year.

“This year, daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 10. Daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks an hour ahead of standard time to achieve longer evening daylight in the summer months. While gaining extra daylight may be a nice change, the transition could come with some 🏥Health challenges,” the association said about the shift in a media release March 1.

“According to a study of hospital admissions across the state of Michigan, there was a 24% increase in heart attacks on the Monday following the switch to daylight saving time.

“In a study from Finland, researchers found that the overall rate of ischemic stroke was 8% percent higher during the first two days after a daylight saving time transition. Other research has found that, in general, more serious heart attacks occur on Mondays than on any other day of the week, making the day after the time change even more worrisome.”