How to Keep Your Body in Balance During Daylight Savings Time

It's that time of the spring again where our bodies have to adjust to new sunlight hours, schedules, and routines. Time changes can throw your whole system off. Here’s how to keep your body in balance for Daylight Savings Time. 

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how to keep your body in balance during Daylight Savings Time 

• Find out how Daylight Savings affects your internal clock and body systems 

• Learn new tips and tricks that promote whole-body wellness during any time change 

Use these methods to maintain your health and well-being when Daylight Savings comes around!

Table of Contents:

1. It’s That Time: The Clocks Are Springing Forward

2. Why Daylight Savings Throws You Off

3. What’s the Point of Daylight Savings, Anyway?

4. What You Can Do About It: Tips for Balancing Your Health 

1. 1. Start Slowly Adjusting Your Bedtime in Advance
   2. Take Melatonin-SR™ to Get to Sleep
   3. Use Restwelle™ to Boost Your Sleep Quality*
   4. Soak Up Sunlight
   5. Avoid Keeping a Busy Schedule

5. Make the Transition Easier with QOL Sleep Supplements*

It’s Almost That Time: The Clocks Are Springing Forward

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2 a.m., the clocks will change to reflect a later time by one hour. This is known as Daylight Savings Time. 

If you dread the “spring forward” period of every year, you’re not alone. Most people don’t look forward to losing an hour of sleep. 

Daylight Savings can disrupt your sleep and throw your circadian rhythm out of balance. By interrupting your sleep routine, it can also have detrimental effects on your health. 

Luckily, there are steps you can take to buffer against the effects of Daylight Savings. 

Here’s how to keep your body in balance after Daylight Savings Time or any other disorienting time change. 

Why Daylight Savings Throws You Off

Your body operates on an internal clock known as your circadian rhythm. This timekeeper relies on sunlight — or the lack thereof — to direct its schedule. 

Throughout the winter months, the sun sets early in the evening, and you’re used to ample darkness. 

When Daylight Savings Time hits in the spring, you’re exposed to more light in the evening than in the morning. 

As a result, your circadian rhythm experiences a jarring change. Additionally, you lose an hour of sleep if you have to be up for school or work that morning. 

After the clock moves forward an hour, you’re one hour closer to your responsibilities. 

You might feel:

• Groggy

• Irritable

• Exhausted

• Fatigued

• Disoriented

• Sluggish

• Unmotivated

• Apathetic

All of these feelings are normal in response to the time change in the spring. 

What’s the Point of Daylight Savings, Anyway?

Many people feel that Daylight Savings Time is an unnecessary burden on their sleep schedules. So what is the purpose of this time change if it causes so much trouble?

During World War I, some believed that shifting the time forward by one hour would reduce the need for artificial lighting.

People would theoretically get more daylight during their productive hours in the evening, meaning they wouldn’t need indoor lighting. 

This was meant to save energy across the globe. There’s some debate on why it’s still practiced, but nonetheless, it can be a pain if your body struggles to adjust. 

What You Can Do About It: Tips for Balancing Your Health

All hope is not lost, though. With these tips and tricks, you can maintain a healthy balance of restful sleep and productivity after Daylight Savings Time this year. 

Start Slowly Adjusting Your Bedtime in Advance

You don’t have to jump right into Daylight Savings Time. Start the process a few weeks beforehand to get ahead. 

For example, you can slowly bump your bedtime routine up by 5 to 10 minutes each night to prepare for the lost hour of sleep. 

This can help you wake up earlier and have a smoother transition once the clocks actually change. 

Take Melatonin-SR™ to Get to Sleep 

You may have heard of using melatonin supplements to aid with sleep. Melatonin-SR™ is more effective and lasts longer than traditional melatonin supplements.* 

This product contains gradual-release melatonin, which is a natural hormone produced by your body when it’s dark outside. 

By slowly releasing melatonin into your system over the course of seven hours, Melatonin-SR™ helps you fall asleep and stay asleep all night.* 

For this reason, Melatonin-SR™ can be a helpful addition to your routine around Daylight Savings Time or when you’re experiencing jet lag. 

Use Restwelle™ to Boost Your Sleep Quality*

Restwelle™ contains MicroActive Melatonin-SR to help keep you asleep, along with a special form of asparagus stalk to improve your overall sleep quality.* 

ETAS™ asparagus stalk extract releases heat shock protein HSP70, which is the same protein your body produces when you sink into a hot bath.* 

These ingredients work together to help you wind down, relieve stress, and enjoy a more peaceful, restful sleep.*

Use both of these premium sleep supplements to keep your sleep schedule intact after Daylight Savings Time!

Soak Up Sunlight

Since your body relies on natural light to tell you when to fall asleep and when to be awake and alert, getting some sun can be helpful for regulating your body clock. 

Try to prioritize sunlight as much as possible during the Daylight Savings transition this spring. 

This can help your circadian rhythm even out once the clocks change. 

If you get sunshine early in the day, it can counteract the grogginess and fatigue you feel. Natural light suppresses melatonin production, which is what makes you tired.

Avoid Keeping a Busy Schedule

Now isn’t the time to overschedule yourself if you can help it. Take it easy for a few weeks as you adjust to Daylight Savings. 

If you’re able, try keeping a light load at work, and don’t schedule too many activities in your free time. Instead, prioritize self-care and rest. 

Make the Transition Easier With QOL Sleep Supplements*

Quality of Life’s premium sleep supplements contain natural ingredients that make falling asleep and staying asleep a breeze.* 

With Daylight Savings Time around the corner, it’s important to make sure you’re prepared. Pick up your bottles of Melatonin-SR™ and Restwelle™ today!