Moving back to standard time: Why an hour matters so much

Move your clocks back Sunday, Nov. 2 for a return to standard time.

There’s ongoing debate about adjusting clocks back and forth an hour twice a year.

However, Dr. Bhavna Sharma , a sleep medicine specialist with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, says she and many doctors view standard time as a good thing.

Dr. Sharma: Our body's internal clock, which is the inherent twenty-four hour clock, the circadian rhythm, is more in alignment with the standard time. We are naturally more inclined towards early morning light. So, there is no reason to go into daylight savings time because we do have artificial lights in the evening and our body's internal clock just works way better when we are in alignment with the standard time.

Baker: Why does that adjustment of an hour of sle