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staring at your devices in the evening does terrible things to your slumber. Also, that it's particularly insidious for young people.
Date: 5/14/2021 5:44:26 PM ( 3 y ) ... viewed 639 times
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People Over 40 Who Do This Get Less Sleep, Says New Study
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Scientists have well established by now that staring at your devices in the evening does terrible things to your slumber. Also, that it's particularly insidious for young people.
In fact, a study of five- to eight-year-olds published last year in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that "excessive smartphone use was related to shorter total sleep time in children," and "use of a smartphone was also associated with significant reductions in the quality of sleep in younger children.
"Now, if you're over 40 and living in 2021, chances are you already know that reading your phone, your tablet, or your computer before bed is a bad idea. If you don't, know that your devices emit shorter wavelength light that's a total sleep killer. (For more on that, simply refer to this article here: Side Effects of Staring at Your Phone Too Much.) And it's also why health proponents the world over will tell you that if you're reading before bed, you need to read a good old-fashioned printed book.
But will tucking into your favorite Grisham thriller actually help you get longer, quality sleep?
A new study published this week in the journal Nature and Science of Sleep analyzed the sleep habits and reading habits of thousands of people, and the news could have you rethinking one of your favorite nighttime habits.
Read on to learn what the researchers found, and for more ways to get more Z's, make sure you're aware of the 4 Bedtime Habits That Are Harming Your Body, Says Science.
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People Over 40 Who Do This Get Less Sleep, Says New Study
Scientists have well established by now that staring at your devices in the evening does terrible things to your slumber.
Also, that it's particularly insidious for young people. In fact, a study of five- to eight-year-olds published last year in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that "excessive smartphone use was related to shorter total sleep time in children," and "use of a smartphone was also associated with significant reductions in the quality of sleep in younger children."
Now, if you're over 40 and living in 2021, chances are you already know that reading your phone, your tablet, or your computer before bed is a bad idea. If you don't, know that your devices emit shorter wavelength light that's a total sleep killer. (For more on that, simply refer to this article here: Side Effects of Staring at Your Phone Too Much.)
And it's also why health proponents the world over will tell you that if you're reading before bed, you need to read a good old-fashioned printed book.
But will tucking into your favorite Grisham thriller actually help you get longer, quality sleep?
A new study published this week in the journal Nature and Science of Sleep analyzed the sleep habits and reading habits of thousands of people, and the news could have you rethinking one of your favorite nighttime habits.
Read on to learn what the researchers found, and for more ways to get more Z's, make sure you're aware of the 4 Bedtime Habits That Are Harming Your Body, Says Science.
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