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Feeling sleep-deprived?

03 Wednesday Feb 2021

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It could be the video games you play at night to unwind. Dr. Michael Grandner is with the University of Pennsylvania’s Sleep Medicine Program. He says the blue light from screens will disturb your sleep. But so can intense, interactive video games – like Call of Duty! They stimulate the brain, and boost production of stress hormones – making it nearly impossible to wind down and drift off. And by the way, nearly half of all gamers are women – it’s not just a guy thing. Bottom line: If you’re having trouble sleeping, you may want to cut yourself off from gaming at least an hour before bed.

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Feeling a bit blue?

04 Wednesday Nov 2020

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It may be down to how much light you’re exposed to at night. Researchers at Ohio State University, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found late-night exposure to everything from light bulbs to the blue light from electronic screens does more than disturb sleep. It throws off the internal clock in the area of the brain that manages emotion, which can reduce happiness. But increasing your light exposure during the day, and decreasing it after dark, synchronizes your body clock, and is proven to boost moods. So, turn off extra lights, and dim your electronic screens, at least two hours before bed. Not just so you sleep better, but for your mood too.

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Get the right light for your baby!

14 Friday Dec 2018

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New parents, you may want to try adding mood lighting to the baby nursery. There’s something called “the Sleepy Baby light bulb.” It’s an ordinary-looking yellow light bulb, but it’s recommended for use during nighttime feedings and diaper changes. The light it produces supposedly calms the baby and helps them get back to sleep after a nighttime wakening. It helps the parents, too. That’s because it eliminates all blue light – which tells us to wake up when it hits our retina.

Sleepy Baby is just one of several light bulbs out there, marketed toward helping babies and their parents sleep better at night. You can find them at The Home Depot, Target and on Amazon.

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Is your e-reader keeping you awake?

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

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If you don’t think your e-reader is keeping you awake – I have some stats to share with you. According to the journal Sleep Medicine, when people read a book on paper, versus an e‑reader, they fell asleep 28% faster and were 65% less likely to wake up during the night. It’s all down to the blue light emitted from back-lit e-readers. Yes, we’re a broken record on this, but it DOES make a difference. So if you love to read yourself to sleep, pick up a real book. 

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Do you play video games late at night?

28 Wednesday Sep 2016

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Why aren’t you able to sleep? Because you play video games at night to unwind. The blue light from screens can disturb your sleep. So can intense, interactive video games – like Call of Duty – which stimulate the brain, and boost production of stress hormones, like adrenaline – making it nearly impossible to wind down and drift off. And nearly half of all gamers are women – so it’s not just a guy thing.