Make this one simple change in the bedroom to start enjoying better quality sleep every night.
Watching your favourite tv show, playing video games, or catching up with social media late in the evening could be having a serious effect on your quality of sleep.
Having a digital detox during the hours before bed will not only improve your sleep, it could also have a positive impact on other areas of your life too.
How does technology negatively effect sleep?
Blue light – Your body’s circadian rhythm is largely controlled by light. Exposing yourself to too much of the blue light emitted by technology late in the evening can confuse and disrupt this natural rhythm, making us feel alert when we should be getting sleepy.
Stimulation – Whether you’re playing a video game, watching a film, or scrolling through Instagram, each of these activities are highly stimulating for your brain. Stimulating activities trigger our bodies to release the stress hormone cortisol which speeds up heart rate and keeps us feeling alert, making it more difficult to get to sleep when we turn the lights out.
Distractions – We live in a world of constant distraction with the ping of notifications constantly coming through on our mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. The urge to keep checking what we’re missing on our emails, favourite news channels and social media is strong. By keeping technology out of the bedroom, you remove the temptation to keep refreshing Facebook or reading work emails, allowing yourself the time you need to effectively wind down before bed.
Benefits of banishing technology from the bedroom
Health and wellbeing– Sleep is extremely important to our health and can affect weight, immunity, mental health, sex drive and fertility. Lack of sleep has also been linked to increased rates of diabetes and heart disease.
Digital detox time– Removing technology from the bedroom will force you to find things to do to before bed that don’t require screens. Reading, yoga, and meditation can all be excellent ways to relax, and without technology you can give whatever you choose to do your full concentration.
Relationships– Removing technology from the bedroom fosters better human interaction, giving you a chance to spend time with loved ones without the distraction and lure of constant mobile phone notifications. Check in with each other, find out about one another’s days, and have meaningful and intimate conversations to strengthen bonds and improve relationships with those you love.
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