Joyce Ogiri and Tim Steele
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Time is relative. Daylight saving time does not actually increase the length of the day, it only changes the rhythm of sunrise and sunset times.
Now that daylight hours are getting later and we're entering a new season, people are starting to feel the rhythm change again.
“We were forced to wake up in the dark and remained active until late at night,” he said. Bill Grieser teaches neuroscience at Portland State University.
Grieser recently testified before the Oregon Senate, which is considering a bill to abolish daylight saving time, and said permanent standard time is better for our brains.
Senate Bill 1548 passed the Senate but died in the House because Speaker Layfield said there wasn't enough time to consider it in the short session.
Grisard said it's time to recognize the health effects of changing the time twice a year.
“There is an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke,” he says. “The risk of mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and seasonal deficit disorder is increased. There is an increase in car accidents in the first week after the change.”
Supporters of eliminating the twice-yearly time change hope to introduce the bill again next year. But any move toward permanence would require support from both Washington and California, and ultimately from the United States.
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