Fact: Every adult needs seven to nine hours of sound sleep every night.
How often have we heard this before? Yet somehow we manage to ignore it till our eyes have more bags than Louis Vuitton. Grandma was right, we do need our beauty sleep, but a restful night’s sleep does so much more than just make us look great, it helps us feel great too!
Sleep is an essential part of a healthy mind, body and soul. But in today’s digital age, we all find ourselves struggling to get in a few decent hours of sleep every night. We have social media, streaming services and that darn blue light our devices keep emitting to thank for our sleepless nights.
So, what exactly is this blue light that keeps us up all night? Your smartphone, laptop, tablets and even television screens all emit blue light. It is one of the many colors in the visible light spectrum. Blue light has the shortest wavelength and highest energy and is quite similar to ultraviolet rays, which as we all know has both advantages and disadvantages. Studies have shown that blue light does have some benefits, like improving your mood, boosting alertness and attention span, it’s all the joys of soaking in the sun on a summer day. But just like sunlight, it has a dark side to it. Too much of this high-energy light can increase your risk of eye disease.
So, what has this got anything to do with sleep? As we’ve already established, blue light is a lot like sunlight, which means it helps regulate your wake-and-sleep cycle. Now for the bad news, watching TV or scrolling through social media into the wee hours of the night will disrupt your sleep cycle. We’ve already gotten our dose of natural blue light during the day that stimulates our brain and keeps us alert and awake. The same logic holds true when we go to bed with our smartphones, making it harder to get our much-deserved beauty sleep.
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The solutions to this problem are really quite simple, but trust us, they’re easier said than done. But you know what, do try them and gauge the results for yourself. We’ve listed them below.
- Limit your screen time. However hard it may seem, resolve to improve, starting with turning off your smartphone before bed.
- Use screen filters on your devices and change your display settings to automatically adjust the glare on your smartphone.
- Wear blue light blocking glasses, computer glasses or glasses with anti-reflective or anti-glare coatings.
The first two points are something you’re going to have to follow through on your own or with the help of friends and family. But we’ve got you covered when it comes to eyewear!
What’s so great about blue light blocking glasses?
Blue light blocking glasses have filters in their lenses that block or absorb blue light to keep screen time comfortable. By blocking the blue light emitted from the screens of your devices, these glasses help improve your body’s production of sleep-inducing melatonin, which is vital for not just a good night’s sleep but also for the proper functioning of your body and mind. Blue light blocking glasses are needed now more than ever with our continued screen time during the pandemic. Whether it’s work from home, online school, or binge-watching a tv show – invest in a good pair of blue light blocking glasses.
Unconvinced? Wondering if blue-light blocking glasses really do work? They certainly help, at least research suggests that blue light blocking glasses along with healthy eye habits will help you sleep better at night. But this doesn’t mean you wear your glasses in bed and get devoured in the bottomless pit of late-night social media feeds or just one more episode of your favorite show. Using it throughout the day and every time your eyes hit the screen helps reduce eye strain, fatigue, you can kiss those headaches goodbye and best of all, you’ll be sleeping like a baby every night!
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