Napping & DLST

After Daylight Saving Time, Dangerous Dave talks about napping and how to recover faster from the time change.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Please keep deeper in the din with dangerous day. How
is your spring forward for daylight saving time? Working? Today's
National Napping Day? That makes it perfect. Two ways to
celebrate For starters, Take a nap, and experts recommend twenty
to thirty minutes to feel energized. Sixty minutes will make
you feel more rested, but you'll probably feel lethargic and

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groggy when you wake up. Any longer than that you
get into rem sleep can also mean you're sleep deprived.
If you're not an apper, you can still celebrate by
going to bed early. You can jumpstart that by exercising
a little bit this evening or enjoying a hot path
or shower. Even though time change is just an hour,
studies say it can impact us for several days. In
a poll, forty two percent of people said they had

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their sleep effected in some way by daylight saving time,
and women said they felt the effects more than mandam.
Sixty percent of people would love the time change to
go away, never have to do it again, and I'm
on that bandwagon for sure. Twenty two percent of people
said they want to keep the time change, eighteen percent
said they were not sure, and I really have to
appreciate the people not willing to give an opinion about

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something as little steak as daylight saving time. I think
it's ridiculous, and I think North Dakota might be getting
rid of it, But I think the entire nation should
just be done with daylight saving time. Find a time
and stick with it. Quit being so waffully deeper in
the two can take a week or so to adjust
to daylight saving time, doesn't have to If you're still
dragging from the time change, here's a few things you

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can do that might help. First of all, try to
get some sun. Spending time outside. Natural light can reorient
your internal clock even if it's cloudy. Don't lean on
an extra cup of coffee. It's tempting when you're tired,
but too much caffeine too late in the day can
keep you up at night, so try to stop around
noon eating meals on your new schedule. If you normally
eat lunch at one o'clock, you might not feel hungry

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until two, but sticking with your normal lunch time can
help you adjust quicker. Even if you don't eat dinner
too late, it can keep you up. Getting some exercise,
even a brisk walk can make you feel more alert
to also help you fall asleep at night, and hydrate.
You can feel more fatigued if you're dehydrated. Plenty of water,
drink a lot this week. Avoid alcohol. Two, really avoid alcohol.

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How am I supposed to get through work? Tune it
again for another episode of Deeper in the Den with
Dangerous Dave light hear