Maybe you're catching up on work emails. Maybe you're texting your long-distance significant other "goodnight." Maybe you're picking a podcast to put you to sleep.
Whatever you're doing, there's a good chance you're sabotaging your sleep by using your smartphone in the few minutes before going to bed.
A growing body of research suggests that staring at the blue and white light emitted from digital screens prevents your brain from releasing the hormone melatonin , which lets your body know when it's time to hit the hay. So it becomes harder to fall and stay asleep.
In fact, a recent study of nearly 850 Flemish adults found that using a mobile phone after turning the lights off was associated with worse sleep quality, more insomnia, and more symptoms of fatigue (though it's unclear from this research whether using a phone directly causes sleep problems).
People are exposing their eyes to this stream of photons from these objects that basically tells your brain, 'Stay awake! It's not time to go to sleep yet.
But parting with your smartphone is hardly easy to do - which is likely why 71% of Americans in one survey said they usually sleep with or next to it.
Whatever you're doing, there's a good chance you're sabotaging your sleep by using your smartphone in the few minutes before going to bed.
A growing body of research suggests that staring at the blue and white light emitted from digital screens prevents your brain from releasing the hormone melatonin , which lets your body know when it's time to hit the hay. So it becomes harder to fall and stay asleep.
In fact, a recent study of nearly 850 Flemish adults found that using a mobile phone after turning the lights off was associated with worse sleep quality, more insomnia, and more symptoms of fatigue (though it's unclear from this research whether using a phone directly causes sleep problems).
People are exposing their eyes to this stream of photons from these objects that basically tells your brain, 'Stay awake! It's not time to go to sleep yet.
But parting with your smartphone is hardly easy to do - which is likely why 71% of Americans in one survey said they usually sleep with or next to it.
Warning !! Don't use phone before going to bed
Reviewed by Swapnadeep
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July 13, 2017
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Reviewed by Swapnadeep
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July 13, 2017
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