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Nothing is more important than a good night’s rest. But between our busy schedules, eating habits, health issues and more, it’s increasingly hard to get a full and refreshing sleep.
And on top of Canadians’ regular sleep struggles, the daylight time change, which happened on March 8, can have major effects on health and safety. British Columbia announced that it changed their clocks for the last time and switched to permanent, year-round daylight saving time.
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To help with this transition and more, sleep expert Dr. Rébecca Robillard answered reader questions on how to have a better rest, which lifestyle factors impact your sleep and how to offset the effects of the daylight time change.
Dr. Robillard, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She also leads clinical sleep research at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and writes The Globe and Mail’s Sleep Whisperer column.
