Daylight Saving Time

knoumorev PRESENTS DAYLIGHT SAVING* TIME * DON'T WORRY, WE THOUGHT IT WAS 'SAVINGS' TOO. EST. 1883 WHEN USA: SECOND SUNDAY OF MARCH EUROPE: LAST SUNDAY OF MARCH WHY & HOW THIS SUNDAY SET YOUR CLOCK FORWARD I HOUR (FROM 2 A.M. TO 3 A.M.) ORIGINALLY TO SAVE 1% ENERGY PER DAY CURRENTLY, OBSERVING DST IS MORE OoF A TRADITION AND EXPERTS QUESTION WHETHER IT SAVES ENERGY OR INCREASES ITS CONSUMPTION. DID YOU KNOW? BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IS THE UNOFFICIAL "FATHER" OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. IN 1784, HE PROPOSED THAT PARISIAN S WAKE UP EARLIER IN THE SUMMER TO SAVE ON CANDLE USE AND INSTEAD UTILIZE DAYLIGHT REDUCES CRIME ! PREVENTS CAR CRASHES AND PEDESTRIAN STRIKE IT WAS EXTENDED 2 WEEKS TO BE OBSERVED DURING HALLOWEEN FOR KIDS AND 'TRICK OR TREATERS' SAFETY FIRE DEPARTMENT ENCOURAGE HOUSEHOLDERS TO USE THE DST DATES AS A REMINDER TO CHANGE THE SMOKE DETECTORS' BATTERIES ARIZONA DOESN'T OBSERVE DST BUT THE NAVAJO NATIVE RESERVATION WITHIN THE STATE DOES HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO DON'T OBSERVE DST EITHER DST OBSERVED IDST FORMERLY OBSERVED DST NEVER OBSERVED DST & HEALTH FACTS - AFFECTS SLEEPING PATTERNS AND INTERNAL BODY CLOCKS IT CAN CAUSE DRO WSINESS, HEADACHES AND ADDITIONAL STRESS SLEEP DEPRIVATION AFFECTS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, WHICH CAN LEAD TO HIGHER RISK FOR HEART ATTACK SO WHAT CAN YO U DO? TAKE A BRISK WALK OR RUNN TO UPLIFT YOUR MOOD GAIN EXP OSURE TO BRIGHT NATURAL WHITE LIGHT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. EAT EARLIER - TRICK THE BODY TO THINK IT IS LATER BY EATING DINNER EARLY (MAY HELP TO FALL ASLEEP SOONER) NIGHT OWLS TEND TO BE MORE BOTHERED BY DST THAN MORNING PEOPLE... HOW ABOUT YOU? LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. KNOWMORETELEVISION @KNOWMORETV #BEINTHEKNOW KNOWMORETV wwW.KNOWMORE.TV references: http//health. usnews.com lluspovinfo about.com/ http//ww