2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Do you notice that in recent years, more and more often you can hear and read about some completely crazy things? Moreover, those British scientists who talk about them do it with such a serious air that you experience involuntary excitement - if they believe themselves, they will be able to convince others. We will not concretize any of the other "crazy things" outside the specific topic that we are discussing today. Extra holivar is not needed here. And the conversation today is about our sleep and the phone.
You know, there are people who sincerely say that sleep is a waste of time. It is not known where these conclusions come from. Perhaps from a too carefree life, idleness, or a desire to be heard, regardless of the presence of thoughts that are worthy of becoming public. In general, there is such a tendency that you and I, in addition to an irregular working day, may well allow ourselves a few more hours of sticking to the screen of your favorite smartphone or tablet to the detriment of healthy sleep. However, it should be admitted - a large number of people do just that. Instead of going to bed a little early and getting a good night's sleep, we watch YouTube videos, play games, and sit on social networks. In general, we do anything, but not what would be good to do in bed:)
In the case of the phone, the problem is not just wasted time. It's all about the light. For thousands and thousands of years, our body has lived in harmony with the light regime on Earth. Day turns to night, and after night comes day. The human body is a continuous sensor with a feedback to almost any factor happening around, including the presence of light.
George Breinard, a neurologist at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, very clearly describes the effect of light on us.
The light works as if it were a drug, except that it is not a drug at all.
Light is directly related to the production of two extremely important hormones in our body: melatonin, which is responsible for falling asleep, and cortisol, thanks to which we are ready for new challenges day after day. Throughout our history, we have lived in accordance with the day / night cycle, and our body is sensitive to these changes.
It gets dark, and melatonin gives you the opportunity to properly rest. The sun rises, and the increase in cortisol wakes us up, energizes the body for a vigorous day. But now we do not go to bed, but blind ourselves with the bright screen of our mobile. This light pounds right into our eyes, and the body reacts accordingly. It's time for him to act, albeit not on schedule - it's light!
What's more, research into the radiation of LED screens suggests that it is one of the best ways to suppress melatonin production. Naturally, we do not condemn ourselves to insomnia. Anyway, we, one way or another, will fall asleep, but melatonin does not just work as a sleeping pill, it launches many processes that, in combination, provide us with healthy sleep, rest, proper metabolism and recovery. The next morning, we could wake up awake and slept, but that voluntary game of interrogation by the light of the lamp before bedtime deprived our body of the means to organize itself a normal sleep. And yes, obesity and inflammation are also part of the bonus to this rape of natural biorhythms.
Even more sad and desperate is that even providing ourselves with a night without the bright screens of smartphones and tablets, we cannot escape the optimal natural environment. Not everyone can ensure themselves a stay at the very beginning of the day in a sunny meadow. Offices do not dispose to this.
However, we are quite capable of protecting ourselves from a smartphone before going to bed. Put it to charge on a shelf a couple of meters from the bed - so that you can't reach it, and then go to bed. In the morning, when the alarm sounds, you have to get up to turn it off. And separating yourself from bed is key in eliminating the likelihood of turning off the alarm and continuing to sleep.
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