If you cannot sleep at night ? It might be your gadget?

Ours is a generation of technophiles. Kids learn to use smartphone even before they learn to talk!
Given the situation it is obvious that most of us are accustomed to falling asleep with laptops glowing softly by our beds, playing a soothing episode of ‘Friends’ to lull us into sleep. Others might end the day by reading a chapter of ‘The Hunger Games’ on their tablets/iPads. But these comforting night-time routines may actually be screwing with our sleep patterns.

Neuroscientists suspect the glowing lights emitted by laptop, tablet and smartphone screens mess with our body’s internal light cues and sleep inducing hormones. Electronic devices emit blue light that can trick our brain into thinking it’s daytime. The brightness can mess with our circadian rhythm (the internal clock that decides when you fall asleep and when you wake up). Around 9 to 10 pm each night, the brain starts to secrete a hormone called melatonin which signals the body that it’s time to rest. If the eyes are exposed to brightness for a long period of time, they instruct the brain to wake up. The brain stops emitting melatonin and preclude you from falling asleep. This makes even harder for those who are already suffering from insomnia. If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, try dimming your screen before bedtime. Or you could embrace history and curl up with an old-fashioned paper back. Another way to reduce eye strain during night-time is to use a blue light filter software.

Sleep deprivation is a serious problem and you need to take care of it as soon as possible. Lak of sleep takes a toll on your energy, mood, health, and ability to function during a day.

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