Having a hard time to sleep at night? Well, your smartphones, e-readers, laptops or computers may have been the culprit for this evening dilemma. These gadgets and devices might be ruining your sleep for different reasons.
A recent study suggests that putting your phones and other gadgets on "bed mode" can help you fall asleep faster than you used to.
According to a recent report, Professor Paul Gringas, led researcher at the Department of Children's Sleep Medicine, shared the views of "sleep-deprived smartphone owners over the weekend". Staring at a bright screen before bed can stop your brain from producing melatonin, preventing a restful and a good sleep.
Melatonin, a hormone which is essential to restful sleep, is naturally produced as the day becomes darker.
As technology has progressed and our devices have become more ubiquitous, they've also become "bluer and brighter", as Professor Gringas said. In effect, the blue and green wavelengths of light from your phone, laptop or tablet trick your brain into thinking it's still daylight - preventing the release of melatonin.
In a research published in the Frontiers in Public Health journal, he also explained that such gadgets and devices should change the screen's light color to yellow and red as the day grows darker.
This gets even worse when you take your phone or tablet in bed before you sleep. This is because you tend to hold your phone closer to your face - having the screen seems brighter and straining your eyes even more.
Getting online before going to bed also affects your chances of getting a good sleep. Browsing your social media accounts don't actually cradle you to bed; instead, it could change your body sleeping rhythm - keeping you more awake and "virtually active".
Remember to avoid bright screens within 2 hours of your bedtime as they are generally disruptive.
Food World News has recently reported as to how these personal gadgets and devices can decrease your productivity levels at work and affect the brains of the millenials.
