AT 11. AND IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN TO CHANGE OUR CLOCKS. IN JUST A FEW HOURS, WE’LL BE SPRINGING FORWARD AND LOSING AN HOUR OF SLEEP. OUR STAR CONNOR SPOKE WITH ONE DOCTOR TO SEE HOW DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME COULD AFFECT YOU. I DON’T MIND THE TIME CHANGES. I THINK THAT I JUST TOOK PRETTY QUICK AND I DON’T KNOW. HOW ABOUT I FEEL ABOUT LOSING OUR SLEEP? OBVIOUSLY I DON’T WANT TO LOSE AN HOUR OF SLEEP. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW REACTIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY KNOW DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IS FAST APPROACHING. THIS SUNDAY WILL BE SPRINGING FORWARD AND LOSING AN HOUR OF SLEEP. DOCTOR CARRIE FRIESEN SAYS THE TIME CHANGE AND LACK OF SLEEP COULD AFFECT YOUR BODY. SO, UM, THAT LACK OF SLEEP LEADS TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT HEALTH PROBLEMS. UM, THERE ARE MORE HEART ATTACKS AND STROKE. UM, RIGHT AFTER THE CHANGE. AND I THINK THE THOUGHT IS THAT THERE’S AN INCREASE IN INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN OUR BODY THAT CAN LEAD TO THAT. DOCTOR FRIESEN ADDS THAT THERE ARE MORE CAR ACCIDENTS WHEN THE TIME IS PUSHED FORWARD, AND EVEN ADDS THAT THERE COULD BE SOME ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW CHANGE. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOME DISRUPTIONS. DOCTOR FRIESEN SAYS THERE ARE PLENTY OF BENEFITS AFTER LOSING AN HOUR OF SLEEP. PEOPLE CAN WORK LONGER, BUT ALSO IT LETS US BE ABLE TO ENJOY A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AFTER WORK. UM, AND ENJOY OUTDOOR THINGS MORE AND THAT SUNLIGHT IS GREAT FOR US. SO GETTING SUNLIGHT HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP BETTER. UM, BECAUSE IT HELPS OUR BODIES MAKE MORE MELATONIN. AND THE SUNLIGHT IS SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE I SPOKE TO AGREED THAT THEY COULD LIVE WITH. I LIKE MORE SUNLIGHT. I BET THOSE FIRST FEW DAYS OFF FEEL TIRED, BUT AFTER THAT WE ALL GET USED TO IT. AT LEAST WE’LL HAVE LONGER DAYS. DOCTOR FRIESEN RECOMMENDS THOSE OF YOU STRUGGLING WITH THE CHANGE TO GET UP AT YOUR REGULAR TIME. GET PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND ACTIVITIES DONE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THAT WAY, YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP BETTER AND FASTER WITH THE NEW TIME CHANGE IN WINSTON-SALEM STAR CONNOR FOR WXII 12 NEWS. A BIPARTISAN BILL ON CAPITOL HILL IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD UP IN THE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD ENABLE STATES TO PERMANENTLY SWITCH TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. LAST YEAR, THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE PASSED A BILL TO ADOPT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUN