Do You Know Why You Have Become An Insomniac?

Gadget insomnia......the culprit. But, whose fault is it?

Our lives have never been the same again. Especially those who live in the city where life moves so fast that sometimes, one can feel not being able to catch up. A very busy day starting with the heavy traffic going to the office, to hearing your boss blubber all day until the time you get off from work only to be caught in another traffic. But despite all these, some people still find time to take extra hours keeping themselves busy and fail to have a good sleep.

The cause of all the tossing and turning may be sitting on your lap. In a recent study from Bringham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, researchers found that dim light, such as the light emitted from a laptop, iPad, e-reader or smartphone, could suppress your body’s production of the sleep hormone melatonin. The net effect: You feel more wired than tired. Low-level light can stimulate special non-visual photoreceptor cells in the retina, ultimately making you more alert an increasing your temperature and heart rate. If you have noticed that you have been having difficulties sleeping for the past days or weeks, try this experiment. At least thirty minutes before bedtime, turn off any electronics that have lighted screens. That also includes the LCD TV that might be hanging on your bedroom wall as it also counts as a “lighted screen”. Ultimately, when we discipline ourselves, we can be able to catch those zzzz’s and have a really good sleep.

How To Have A Restful Sleep
Have you noticed how sluggish you feel after waking up in the morning? Well, that is because of the lack of sleep. And for moms who need to be up so early in the morning, just having 3 to 4 hours of sleep ain't no good. Even if you can hit the sack again as soon as the kids leave for school, taking a good sleep at night is far more beneficial for your whole well-being.

To help you get enough sleep, the very first thing that you need to do is to discipline yourself. You need to tell yourself that more than wanting to stay connected all the time, your health should come first. Therefore, park your mobile phone, laptop, and tablet when you want to retire at night. Understandably. the mobile phone is important in case of emergency but avoid texting. You still got tomorrow to do it.

Most people get themselves awake at night because they play online games. And that is one thing that parents should also look into. Remind your children that need to sleep at least 8 hours a day to be recharged for the next day's activities. Do you know that apart from affecting your sleep, too much exposure on that blue light can actually harm your eyes? Furthermore, the posture can also be affected since the gadget user tends to stoop down and slouch his back.

Learn to use these gadgets responsibly. You may sometimes unable to avoid using your gadgets particularly those who work until the wee hours in the morning. But, do rest your eyes from time to time to avoid eye strain.

And for those gadget addicts, there is more to life than the virtual world. Give yourself a chance to rest when your body tells you.