Did you know that your behavior influences how well you sleep? Sleep hygiene is the foundation to a good night of rest. It is the combination of good habits that leads to restorative sleep and feeling rested in the morning.
No matter what kind of schedule you have, you can always create helpful sleep habits. Here are four actions you can take that will encourage you to fall asleep and stay asleep.
Modern humans are constantly surrounded by sound. Airplanes, road traffic, notification chimes, machines humming – our environment is noisy! A typical alarm clock is around 80 decibels (dB). How loud is that? By comparison, a vacuum cleaner is about 70 dB and a lawn mower is roughly 90 dB (4). While this noise won’t damage your ears, it’s still terrible for sleep hygiene.
That’s because a loud, sudden noise activates your body’s startle reflex. Yes, you are literally scaring yourself awake! The startle reflex is a defense mechanism, one of our “fight-or-flight” responses. We blink our eyes rapidly, jerk our limbs, have a jump in heart rate, and quicken our breathing. You don’t want to start your day in this anxious state!
Light Awake uses pulsating light to gently rouse you from sleep. There are no sharp, piercing noises that startle you awake. Its flashing light is designed to stimulate your circadian system and comfortably move your mind from slumber to consciousness. This is the only wakeup system that is based on the physiology of our eyes and brain.
Light Awake’s silent alarm clock is a natural way to rouse from your sleep. There are no sharp or piercing noises that startle you awake. Its gentle light stimulates your circadian system so you comfortably move from slumber to consciousness.
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