When daylight saving time begins each March, many people feel the effects of losing an hour of sleep. Abbas Kang, a family nurse practitioner with Capital Area Pulmonary Associates who works in conjunction with McLaren Greater Lansing Sleep and Alertness Center, sees patients dealing with the fallout in the form of fatigue, worsened sleep issues and related health concerns.
Kang explained that poor sleep from the time shift — or unhealthy habits year-round — can contribute to serious conditions.
“Unhealthy sleep habits, it can cause a number of things like heart disease, high blood pressure and even stroke over time, also irregular heart rhythms,” Kang said. “Some other metabolic disorders that can occur are obesity, diabetes, those types of things.”…