What Is the Attraction to Daylight Savings Time? Very Little!

What is the attraction to daylight savings time, and should we re-think it? Now that research is pointing strongly to the health benefits of leaving the clocks alone, I say It’s Time.

From my research, here are a few health related examples(1) Also, Ontario, see (3) below.):

1. We will exercise more. Who knew? It seems that leaving the clocks alone adds hundreds of active hours to our year, hours that we will (naturally for some – with conscious effort for others) spend burning calories and getting more exercise. Excellent.

2. We will have fewer car accidents. What? As well as other claims on this issue, I did some research on this, and studies have shown that leaving the clocks alone significantly decreases the number of accidents we have. Why are we not putting this data to work?

3. One more hour of daylight in the afternoon could hike our levels of vitamin D. Half of the population has low levels of Vitamin D.

4. 300 extra hours of daylight every year would give us time to do things we may not be doing now, due to early darkness

Daylight Savings Time and Mood. With so many people of all ages struggling with depression, is it possible that this simple, zero cost change… that of leaving the clocks alone year round, could be part of the solution? What is the attraction to increased light levels? Research shows that we feel happier, have more energy and are sick less often in the longer days of summer when we are exposed to more light. Our moods and health may also show decline during the darker days of winter. Isn’t that a great positive psychology based reason to go back to the normal, natural cycle of light our planet has?

Many places on earth follow the natural cycle and always have. Even within Canada, the province of Saskatchewan does not turn clocks back and forth every six months. Positive leaders are helping turn political will in Britain, towards an end to daylight savings time. Hopefully the same will play out, and successfully, everywhere.(2)

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(1) See See this comprehensive web site on the subject of Daylight Savings Time for starters. You may also want to look at the work of Britain’s Policy Studies Institute, or that of Dr. Robert Graham, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York. Also see Dr Brian Goldman’s blog on CBC.ca’s White Coat Black Art.

(2) Want to contribute to this possible positive change? Start with a healthy law of attraction synced approach – make a decision to talk about this with your political leaders, put some energy behind it by writing a letter, blogging about it, and with some effort, this positive change is a realistic possibility.

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(3) Ontario Daylight Savings Time details

Historically, in 2007: Ontario syncs with US/extends daylight savings time by 3 weeks (Before that Ontarians reset clocks in April, October)

Spring Ahead: On 2nd Sunday in March, daylight saving time starts/clocks "spring forward" one hours at 2am

Fall Back: On 1st Sunday in November daylight saving time ends/clocks fall back one hour at 2am.