BHAN155 Lecture 4:
24 Feb 2019
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Wear blue light glasses when using my laptop before bed. Make sure all windows and blinds are closed so my room is as dark as can be sleep with fan on as i seem to sleep better in the cold and bundle up with blankets. The american college health association (acha) recently reported that only 11. 9% of students reported getting enough sleep to feel well rested in the morning 6 days or more. But, sleep deprivation isn"t only in just the usa. The urge to check in with interactive devices costs us many more hours each day. Over 90% of survey respondents reported using electronic devices before bed and during night. Using blue light devices results in decrease in melatonin. Sleep services at least two biological purposes. It restores you both physically and mentally: certain reparative chemicals are released, the brain is cleared of daily minutiae, memories are consolidated, learning is synthesized. Helps reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease.
