Daylight Saving Time, Internal Clock
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Daylight saving time ends soon, and Americans are about to gain an extra hour as clocks roll back. The shift sounds like a win, but it regularly leaves people dragging through the day, delays morning commutes and forces families to scramble to reset schedules.
The return to "standard time" is better for our health according to sleep scientists, but the time change can be disruptive, and our bodies must also adjust to more hours of darkness as we head towards winter. The body is an exquisite time-keeping machine.