Day Light Savings is upon us and the small shift in time can have some major impacts on our health.
An increase in heart attacks occurs during this first transitional week, according to research published in the American Journal of Cardiology.
Hunger, hormone production and cognitive levels are also be affected.
The switch disturbs sleeping patterns and previous studies find the lack of sleep during the evening leads to a loss in productivity during the day.
Our natural alarm clock uses the natural light to wake up and our bodies rely on a light source to decide how much melatonin the body produces.
For some, It can take up to three weeks to recover from the time shift, according to a study published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
Health experts recommend a healthy dose of sunlight or some light source in the early hours of the morning and to avoid light at night to ease you into the spring forward season.