If You Can’t Sleep, You May Want to Blame Your Cell Phone While
the technological advancements of the Smartphone might be
helping you keep your busy life somewhat organized, new research
suggests that it might actually be putting it in disarray by
causing you to lose sleep. According to Dr. Dan Naim of the Los
Angeles Sleep Study Institute, people who use electronic gadgets
to rock them to sleep at night are more likely to have their
sleep, stress levels and mental health negatively affected than
those who do not. Dr. Naim says that the reason is due to the
screens on things like cell phones and computers being so bright
that they prevent the body from producing the sleep-inducing
hormone melatonin, which is commonly produced in darkness.
“While most of us need to use cellphones and computers, it’s
best to keep these distractions to a minimum at night, when
we’re supposed to wind down and prepare for sleep,” he said.
“Keeping a cellphone by your bed at night may not be the best
way to ensure a good night’s re