How many of you are exposed to gadgets like smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other devices even at night? Many of us are. The Blue light that’s being emitted by these devices have been proven to affect the amount and quality of sleep we are getting.
Experts say that blue light in electronic gadgets tells your brain to be awake because it’s not time to sleep. According to an interview by The Huffington Post with Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, he said that “blue light is almost like a shot of Red Bull preventing you from sleeping”. Thus, shortening your hours of sleep.
Watch this video that explains how blue light affects our sleep. A must see.
One solution is to lessen your hours of using gadgets at night. If you really need to, you can install software like F.lux or an app for Android devices like Twilight. For iPhones, Apple recently released the “Nightshift”. All these software and apps to the same function; to counter blue light.
Hope this helps you.
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Video from The Huffington Post.