Browsing: Sleep Health

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Meher Farooq about common toddler sleep issues. Dr. Farooq is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and pediatric sleep medicine specialist at MUSC Children’s Health

For years, sleep scientists have documented many problems with daylight saving time (DST), which requires changing clocks twice a year. After time changes, incidences of adverse cardiovascular events and mood disorders increase, and the frequency of vehicular crashes rises. Our bodies are entrained by daily light and dark periods, and even the one-hour shift in…