Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, and Pinnacle Medical Centre's Mohemmad Alam M.D. says the effects can be difficult on our bodies.

He says it is best to look for natural sleep remedies than to use over the counter medications.

"I would rather go back with the natural ways. Like, we call it sleep hygiene. Like, you make a thick curtain in your bedroom, and there's a small table with water there, and you empty your bladder before going to bed, and don't eat anything before going to bed, actually."

Alam says it's important to help ourselves re-boot naturally by exercising, eating healthy, and drinking lots of fluids. He says otherwise we can start to feel extra tired, because DST changes the way our bodies reset.

"The problem with DST is that their worse in the spring. When we have just lost an hour for sleep, the sun rises late making it more difficult to wake in the morning. This is because we reset our natural clocks using the light, and out of nowhere, at least in our bodies, this causes a big confusion."

He says over the counter melatonin can be helpful, but we should not make a habit of using it and try for a more natural sleep. Alam says it can be difficult to get to sleep, but there are simple things that can help.

"We need to have a nighttime little walk or afternoon time walk, eating healthy, drinking lots of fluids. And (the) most important thing is that Vitamin D and Omega 3 kind of a thing. You know, don't force yourself to sleep. You just get out of the bed, then do something like read a little bit of a magazine and then try to go back to sleep."

Alam says it's important not to try and force yourself to sleep. He says there are a lot of over the counter medicines available, but they generally have a lot of side effects.