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16/10/2013
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DST : body takes two weeks to adapt Photo : Ana White / The Globe
Daylight saving time goes into effect at midnight on Saturday , and just thinking about the change, some people already get their hair out . With the longer days , the sleep routine is the most affected . However , adapting to novelty is less complicated than it seems .
Changes experienced by the body with the arrival of summer time are due to the circadian rhythm of the hormone cortisol , ie , the production cycle of this substance for 24 hours. According to endocrinologist Nina Rosa Castro Musolino , peak cortisol occurs just before awakening. It is he who will give the necessary provision to get out of bed .
Because of the advance of the clocks in the summer time , it is as if the people rise up an hour earlier than usual . Therefore , the peak cortisol will only occur when it is standing for an hour .
- In the early days , the person will suffer a bit unwell, caused by the delay of cortisol . But that is transitory , has no major impact on health - explains Nina Rosa Castro Musolino , who is president of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism ( SBEM ) .
In general, two weeks at most, are necessary for the organism to adapt to changes
Source : Extra - online
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