Close the blinds during sleep to protect your health
Close the blinds, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights before bed. Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, compared to
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Close the blinds, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights before bed. Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, compared to
Just one night of moderate light exposure during sleep can increase nighttime heart rate and increased insulin resistance the next morning in healthy adults, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Increased insulin resistance plays a key role in the diagnosis of type II diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases.
Close the blinds, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights before bed: Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, compared to sleeping in a dimly lit room, harms your cardiovascular function during sleep and increases your insulin resistance the following morning, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in PNAS.