The United States is switching to summer time: how to prepare

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In the US, in 2017, the arrows on 1 an hour ahead are converted to 02: 00 nights from 11 to March 12.

Arizona, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Samoa do not convert watches.

In Europe, the clock is switched on the night from 25 to March 26.

Note that in different countries this happens at different times, since in Europe the transition to winter time is carried out not according to local time, but according to Greenwich Mean Time (Greenwich Mean Time - GMT), more precisely, according to Coordinated Universal Time UTC).

And the transfer of hours to winter time in Russia in the 2017 year and thereafter is not carried out - in October 2014 of the year in Russia there was a one-time transfer of time to the constant winter (belt) time.

Among the countries of the former USSR, which carry out the seasonal translation of watches, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova.

Refused to transfer the clock hands and live in winter time Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, as well as Japan, India, China and several other countries.

The first country in which they began to transfer watches to summer and winter time was the United Kingdom in 1908, then many European countries joined it. In 1918, the transition to seasonal time began to be practiced in the USA. The main purpose of the transfer of hours called energy savings.

How to survive the transition

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Time translation is another portion of stress. In order to cope with it, it is worth resorting to a few simple steps, writes "New time«.

1. Fresh air

Hiking should be an integral part of your lifestyle at least a week before the switch to summer time.

Although, of course, walking can and should be part of a healthy lifestyle for any person regardless of the season.

2. Lcome alive early

Try to go to bed earlier about a week before the scheduled transfer of the clock to summer time.

This will give the body the opportunity to adapt to the shift in the daily routine.

During this period, daytime sleep also does not interfere, unless, of course, your lifestyle allows such liberties.

3. Reduce the load

Try to reduce workloads and stress in the days preceding the transfer of hours and the first weeks after that.

American researchers have found that in the first days after switching the hands to summer time, the number of industrial accidents increases by 5%.

Let your body adjust to the new daily routine. This is especially true for older people and those who suffer from diseases of the cardiovascular system.

The risk of stroke after the transition to summer time increases by 8%, researchers from Finland have found out.

Athletes should also avoid peak loads in training during the transition to summer time.

4. Watch for food

What we eat has a fundamental effect on how we feel. Try not to exacerbate the stress that causes the transition to summer time in your body, additional stress from unhealthy diet.

Avoid fatty and spicy foods, do not lean on sweets. At this time of year there are almost no natural vegetables with vitamins, so the vitamins in tablets will not be damaged.

Some doctors recommend to drink green tea during this period as a means of maintaining the body in good shape.

5. Do not drive

This may sound like a very decadent one, but in the first days after the transfer of hours, drivers who are unsure of themselves should avoid traveling behind the wheel.

American researchers found that the day after the transition to summer time, the number of accidents in the United States increases by 6%.

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