Do you have trouble sleeping?
I got to meet too many people lately who struggle with sleep problems. Let me tell you I was one of those people, until I identified that little sleep-destroyer and banned it from my life.
I decided Iām going to share with you my tips for identifying your own sleep-destroying habits.
Prepare to laugh at your sleep problems with my simple rules. Here we goā¦
I used to have trouble sleeping. It would take me a while to fall asleep. I would toss and turn all night. Some nights, I didnāt get a wink of sleep. Even on those nights when I did manage to get a full eight hours of sleep, Iād still wake up feeling tired and lethargic.
I wanted to sleep in. It was tough having to drag myself out of the bed in the morning.
Because I was so tired, I often felt cranky, aggravated, angry, stressed, anxious, irritable, moody.
After a while, I actually started to dread going to bed at night. I was literally scared to sleep knowing that a restless night lay ahead of me. Does it sound all too familiar?
A few friends who went through similar struggles told me they sometimes suffered from eye strain, headaches and blurry vision.
The glorious moment finally came when I discovered that thing destroying my sleep for so long. I was shocked. It had been right under my nose the whole time.
Chances are, this very second, youāre being exposed to this dangerous sleep-destroyer too.
Once I discovered my sleep problems, I quickly found ways to fix them.
Within days, I started to sleep eight glorious hours every night. I woke up feeling refreshed⦠I had forgotten how that felt like.
Today Iām happier and more energetic. When I look in the mirror I see a healthy person. I look and I feel good, instead of tired and weathered all the time.
I now get messages from people all around the world thanking me for helping them overcome their sleep issues. I love helping people get back together with their normal sleep patterns.
Iām going to tell you the culprit thatās been destroying your sleep⦠and the easy way to fix it in just a second. Stay tuned!
I started taking my laptop to bed with me, thinking reading news articles would make me sleepy.
Boy, was that a mistake. It made me more even more awake.
I literally tried everything. But nothing proved effective.
Here it is:
The electronically-produced blue light from the device youāre using to read this post right now is seriously contaminating your eyes.
Not only that, but it contaminates you every time you check your email, watch TV, use social media, play video games - even take photos.
If youāre watching this at nighttime, whilst sitting in artificial light created from energy-efficient lightbulbs, youāre potentially creating a ticking time bomb with your health.
And 90% of us use some type of electronic device at least an hour before bed.
Because the blue light from your electronics is secretly preventing your body from creating the sleep-inducing hormone, melatonin.
Melatonin is responsible for how well you sleep.
During daytime, when itās light outside, our body only produces a small amount of melatonin since our bodies need to be awake and alert. During night-time, when itās dark outside, our bodies produce larger amounts of melatonin so it can induce our sleep.
But the problem is in todayās modern world, weāre staring at smartphones, TV screens and computers at night. Weāre sitting under fluorescent lights in our kitchens and living rooms.
Weāre using bedside lamps. Weāre staring into otherās car headlights as we drive.
All that blue light at night is hitting our brain and tricking our body into thinking itās still daytime.
We, therefore, donāt produce enough melatonin, we struggle to fall asleep, we toss and turn at night, we wake up feeling tired and lethargic.
Our devices are literally sleep destroyers.
Letās face it, weāre all addicted to our devices so giving up on our smartphones is highly unlikely.
Bur hereās what you can do, download the f.lux app on your computer.
Tip: The only problem is this app only blocks a small fraction of blue light in your space. It doesn't solve the blue light problem in your kitchen, living room or bedroom.
The best option for blue light blocking is wearing a pair of blue light blocking glasses for a few hours before you go to sleep.
When I first found out about the dangers of blue light, I wanted to test if blue light blockers could fix my sleep problems. I remember pulling out an old pair of ski goggles I had in my cupboard.
I put them on one night and started watching reruns of the AMC TV series āMad Menā on my computer.
Soon after putting the goggles on I became so sleepy. I had to turn āMad Menā off, take off the goggles and go to sleep.
My sleep improved almost instantly. Why?
The yellow lenses were able to block enough of the blue light in my room to tell my body it was time to sleep. Therefore, my body produced more melatonin which is why I could fall asleep so quickly.
I noticed a lot of blue light was still penetrating the lenses and hitting my eyes. And thatās when this genius idea suddenly hit me:
What if I could create a lens that blocked almost all of the blue light with a stylish frame so I could wear the glasses out in social settings without looking like a weirdo?
Heck, Iām just vain enough that I actually wanted to look cool wearing them.
I spent the next 12 months interviewing doctors, sleep scientists and opticians. I spent all my time relentlessly searching the globe in pursuit of the perfect lens that blocked almost all of the blue light AND the perfect frame style.
I had dozens of prototypes made. Some were effective but looked ugly. Others weren't ugly but werenāt effective either.
My ultimate goal was to create the perfect glasses, able to make you feel confident wearing them out and about without sacrificing quality. Call me an overachiever.
Finally, after painstaking development, failed tests, and numerous steps back to the drawing board, in November 2015, I finally created the ultimate device for blocking blue light: Swanwick Sleep Blue Light Blocking Glasses.
Swannies block almost 100% of the dangerous blue light that can cause sleep problems, diabetes, obesity, cancer and heart disease.
Instead of a yellow or amber lens which still allows a lot of blue light through, Swannies have an advanced orange lens which blocks almost all of the blue light spectrum.
This little workhorse protects you so you can relax when watching TV or using your cell phone late at night.
Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses can help you get you a good nightās sleep and improve your life. Theyāre basically life savers⦠or sleep savers. Worked both ways for me!
Tip: Donāt worry, Swannies are non-invasive and they have no side effects for your health.
Go ahead and grab your pair today. Choose the best style for your face shape here.
If they donāt work for you, Iāll give you your money back, how is that for a risk-free offer?
So if you stare at your screens at night-time (who doesnāt?), you may want to read more about the effects of blue light on your sleep and health here.
Also, visit our page that talks about the best blue light blocking glasses.
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