#stress Lights – Not Christmas lights but blue light. What does blue light have to do with stress and mood? Glad you asked. Exposure to blue light affects the circadian rhythm by lowering melatonin production. Melatonin is a hormone that peaks at night to help us sleep. “A 2017 article in Translational Psychiatry says, “sleep disturbance is an important factor contributing to the onset and maintenance of mood disorders.”
Blue light from the sun is normal. When the sun sets, that should naturally limit our exposure to blue light but…electronics have prolonged our daily exposure. Digital screens produce strong blue light wavelengths. Gamers have learned to wear blue light glasses and phones can be set to blue light filtered. Can you limit your blue light exposure after dark? How’s your sleep? Good sleep helps keep stress levels down.
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