Daylight Savings Time: Two Weeks to Adjust to Time Change

Daylight Savings Time usually ends on the last weekend of October each year. At this time, we turn the clocks back an hour to take greater advantage of the daylight hours.

In 2007, it will be extended by four weeks, starting on the second Sunday of March and ending the first Sunday of November.

Although the time change only represents an hour shift, spokespeople from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) suggest that it can take people up to two weeks to adjust to the time change, resulting in more drowsy drivers on the roads. It seems that even a change in sleep patterns of an hour can have significant impact.

Sleep, of course, is important for skin rejuvenation and your general health. It seems that even a slight change in sleeping patterns can have a significant effect on your energy levels, sense of well being, and on your skin's repair and rejuvenation capabilities.

Be sure to pay attention to these signs of drowsiness:

    *Trouble focusing

    *Daydreaming or "zoning out"

    *Yawning

    *Tired, dry eyes

    *Head snaps (you know, where your head drifts down and then you "snap" awake)

    *Drifting out of your lane while driving

While you're adjusting to the time change, be sure, also, to pay extra attention to pedestrians and children.

Adequate sleep is always the best prevention for drowsiness. Making sleep a priority will keep you healthy and your skin beautiful.