PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh doctor explains some of the effects the clock change happening this weekend could have on your body.

To reach daylight saving time, we have to lose an hour of sleep every spring, and in the spring we fall back.

Sleep experts are applauding the change and the impact it can have on the body.

“If we get back to what’s normal, this is a better time of year for our bodies,” says Dr. Daniel Shade, director of the Allegheny Health Network Sleep Disorders Center. “It’s a better time for our circadian rhythm. It’s a better time for our health.”

Dr. Shade says that even though we may change our clocks, our bodies still see and long for noon as noon and that when the sun rises earlier and advances on Sunday, the sun actually rises when most people get up and that this leads to more energy. .

Dr. Shade also says he is happy about turning back the clock and that we need it.

“What you need to do is take advantage of this rare opportunity to get another hour of sleep if you can,” said Dr. Shade. “Most of us are walking around with sleep debt or a little bit of sleep deprivation, and this is the only opportunity where we can actually try to get an extra hour of sleep.”

On the other side of the day, he says he shouldn’t combat the impact of getting dark earlier with a flood of artificial light.

Dr. Shade says the change may cause a little seasonal affective disorder and maybe a touch of depression, but it won’t last long, and if it does, see your doctor.

He says some people will adjust the same day and for others it may take longer, but on average most children and adults adjust within a few days.

And don’t forget: it’s also time to replace the batteries in your smoke detector.