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Ban Your Smartphone from the

Bedroom

Our smartphones are both a blessing and a curse. They provide us with constant
connection to people across the globe and access to important information, all at

the tips of our fingers. They’ve changed the world when it comes to efficiency and
ease of access to data, giving more people more information than ever before.
Smartphones can streamline business, make families safer, and have a wide range
of uses outside of being just a phone.

Smartphone usage during the day is optimal, and while it can sometimes be
distracting, it isn’t likely to harm you. Smartphone usage at night, however, has the
potential to rob you of the sleep you need to function at your best throughout the

next day.

The light that emits from your phone - the blue glow - has been studied by
researchers and been found to disrupt the natural rhythm of your sleep/wakefulness

patterns. Our bodies function in a cycle known as the circadian rhythm. This is the
internal balance our body experiences between alertness and being sleepy. Our
bodies - as with many other organisms on the planet - has a cycle that naturally
lulls us to sleep and prompts us to wake at certain times over a 24 hour period. It

turns out that that the blue light that comes from our phones can disrupt this
pattern and rob us of quality and quantity of sleep.

How does this blue light rob us?

The glowing color coming from your screen works as a stimulant during a time
when you need to be de-stimulated and working with your natural rhythm.
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that our endocrine system secretes into

our blood when we are nearing bedtime. The overstimulation of screen time while in
bed - or in the two hours before bed - diminishes or prevents the production of
hormone, which means we may stay more alert and have a harder time falling
asleep.

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