Should You Check Your Phone Before Going to Bed?

Having trouble falling asleep at night? Believe it or not, your cell phone might be the reason behind this Watch this video to know should you check your phone before going to bed. See Also:
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Michael Bartlett is a Health & Wellness Consultant specialized in Nutrition, Fitness, and Stress Management. He gives advice on how to live life in a healthy and fit manner. As a certified Health Education teacher he always spread his knowledge to everyone who is in need.
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Hi, Michael Bartlett here with ConsumerHealthDigest.com. I'm a health and wellness consultant. I want to talk to you about checking your cellphone before you go to sleep at night.
Are you having trouble falling asleep? Believe it or not, your cellphone is probably to blame. Research demonstrates that 75% of people sleep near their cellphone. Research also demonstrates that people who use cellphones or computers before going to sleep tend to have more trouble falling asleep than others.
I want to give you some ideas, tips, and information on how cellphones interrupt your sleep. Cellphones emit something called blue light. What that does is it allows you to see your screen clearly in the day, in daylight. At night, when you see this blue light, your body recognizes that as sunlight and stops the production of melatonin, which your sleep hormone, and that disrupts sleep.
Should you check your phone before going to bed? The answer is no. Research demonstrates that phones, smart phones, tablets, computers, any of those things should be put away roughly one hour before bed.
What do you do instead? Let me give you some tips for unplugging from your phone. If possible, turn your phone off, put it in a different room to charge. If it's in the bedroom, silence it or use the Do Not Disturb function.
Some other things you can do instead of surfing the web or checking text messages, you can read a book. You can make sure your room is cool and cool your body temperature. Research shows that you sleep best when your body temperature is between 97 and 99 degrees and your room is between 62 and 68 degrees. Make sure your room is cool and comfortable.
Meditation is a great way to calm your mind and help you relax before falling asleep. I would also recommend blacking out your bedroom. What I mean by that is your body senses light from streetlights, headlights, even the light from the day just before it gets dark out. All those disrupt your sleep patterns. I would look to buy some blackout shades, cover up your alarm clock, anything that would make sure your room is pitch black when you sleep.
The last tip I would give you is to unplug your phone and recharge your mind. It's essential that we sleep well. Phones are a part of life. You need to keep in contact with your family or for work or just keeping up with what's going on in general. We are the most sleep-deprived generation in history. It's no coincidence that we also have record levels of obesity and heart disease and diabetes. Please recharge your mind and your body by unplugging your phone at least one hour before bed.
Thanks for listening. Michael Bartlett from ConsumerHealthDigest.com. Take care.
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