Sleep is precious at the best of times, but in the switch from summer to winter when the clocks go back, it tends to play on our minds even more. Whether it's wanting to stay in bed as mornings get darker or struggling to sleep as you haven't got your winter duvet on yet, the autumn slump can wreak havoc with our routines.
Daylight savings can be a big part of this, as the sudden schedule change disrupts the body's internal clock (otherwise known as the circadian rhythm). It doesn't sound like much, but it is. It's long been recorded that the number of heart attacks and traffic accidents rises when we 'spring forward' in March, but Stanford Medicine researchers also say that ditching this "seasonal waffling" would prevent 300,000 stroke cases a year and result in 2.6 million fewer people with obesity.
