Smartphone blues? Trouble sleeping? Try ditching your phone at least 30 mins before bed!<\/p>\n
Hands up if you’re sometimes still glued to your phone moments before you hit the pillow? I know I’m guilty of it and I do find it affects my sleep.<\/p>\n
You’ve probably already heard it’s a good idea to have some ‘no phone’ time before bed. Now a new study (a randomized controlled trial) shows smartphone sleep struggles are real.<\/p>\n
4-week challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n If you’re feeling anxious and struggling to sleep, especially with the latest lockdown news, join me over the next 4 weeks and try putting your phone away at least 30-60 mins before bed – let me know how you feel.<\/p>\n The study<\/strong><\/p>\n 38 adults were split into two groups: half instructed NOT to use their phones 30 mins before bed, and the other half with no restriction. Over 4 weeks, their sleep habits, sleep quality, pre-sleep arousal and mood were measured.<\/p>\n The results<\/strong><\/p>\n Limiting smartphone use before bedtime was found to significantly improve sleep quality, mood and working memory within just 4 weeks.<\/p>\n How?<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s thought that avoiding mobile phones before bedtime helps by…<\/p>\n The importance of sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n Sleep is super important for our gut and overall health – sleep deprivation is linked to increased inflammation and stress hormones in your body.<\/p>\n Not getting enough sleep can actually have a negative impact on our gut microbes – they have their own body clock too!<\/p>\n When you haven’t had enough sleep, you’re also more susceptible to getting sick, as it’s linked to lower immunity.<\/p>\n Smartphone blues? Trouble sleeping? Try ditching your phone at least 30 mins before bed! Hands up if you’re sometimes still glued to your phone moments before you hit the pillow? I know I’m guilty of it and I do find it affects my sleep. You’ve probably already heard it’s a good idea to have some…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-or-nutrition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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