Like the screens of smartphones, TVs and electronic devices are changing our sleep ?
We spend 1/3 of our life sleeping and the remaining 2/3 are influenced by how we spend the third we sleep...
Sleep has changed…
And not for the better.
Think back 200 years…
When the sun set in the evening, candles were lit.
The body naturally prepared itself for rest…
What about today?
Today is different…
Very different.
The industrial revolution brought electricity into our homes...
The digital revolution has put screens everywhere…
The result?
We are bombarded with blue light until late at night.
But… what exactly is blue light?
What does this mean for our sleep, eyes and productivity?
Blue light is a part of the light spectrum.
In nature it is emitted by the sun and is abundant in the central hours of the day.
Already at sunset it begins to be almost nothing, to then disappear completely in the evening.
Our bodies have evolved for millions of years following the rhythm dictated by light.
To sum it all up in a few words, we have always worked like this:
Blue light during the day? > Awake and active.
No blue light at night? > Relax and ready for sleep.
But for a few decades now, we have been tricking our brains.
And we do it every night!
Smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs…
All these devices emit blue light in very high quantities…
And what happens when this blue light is detected by our brain?
It happens that our brain thinks it is still daytime.
The natural production of melatonin - the sleep hormone - which was starting from sunset onwards it is blocked...
Not only...
Cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, continues to be produced, which is responsible for keeping us awake and active.
This can cause dangerous consequences such as:
1. Difficulty falling asleep;
2. Less deep and restful sleep;
3. Frequent awakenings during the night;
4. Tiredness in the morning;
5. Sleepiness, little desire to do things and low productivity.
What can we do to protect ourselves from this blue light that is endangering our rest?
The ideal solution would be to turn off all devices at sunset…
But let's be realistic…
In the modern world, it is almost impossible.
Social networks have become an essential tool for staying in touch with our loved ones and are used especially in the evening.
TV and tablets are also often used in the evening to watch movies and relax...
I personally found myself struggling with insomnia for years without knowing why.
It took me a long time to fall asleep and I had a light, unrefreshing sleep.
I had difficulty getting up and during the day I felt sleepy and had little desire to do anything.
I wasn't as productive as I would have liked.
I didn't understand what the reason was until one evening, a short vacation in the mountains, revolutionized my life...
Looking back this is what happened that night two years ago…
I am in a mountain cabin…
One of those mountain huts where there is no cell phone reception and no electricity.
So I can't use any electronic devices that evening like I usually do.
I spend the evening with my girlfriend, eating early given the lack of electricity and therefore of light bulbs…
After dinner I talk by candlelight with my girlfriend and then we go to sleep…
I'm used to my sleep problems and I don't even notice them anymore in a way.
I know that it takes me several minutes to fall asleep and that my sleep is light…
I go to bed in that cabin as usual…
That evening, however, inexplicably, I fell asleep instantly.
Not only…
I find myself sleeping like a log for 7 hours straight without waking up.
I have no idea how many decades this hasn't happened…
When I wake up in the morning, I am amazed…
It doesn't seem real to me.
I wonder if I passed out the night before or what happened.
I remember getting into bed, putting out the candle we had brought into the room to light our way and that was it…
I don't remember a single moment spent in bed tossing and turning as usual.
My girlfriend tells me that for the first time she heard me breathing heavily, a sign that I had fallen asleep before her.
Initially I think of the mountain…
I guess being in nature was what made me fall asleep quickly and sleep soundly…
But I don't understand how this could be possible...
I don't have a particularly stressful life and I spent that day like any other day I spend in the city, simply not working.
Stunned by the issue, I continued the vacation with my girlfriend, sleeping the second night in the same cabin with the same results.
I fall asleep within minutes and sleep a deep sleep.
In the morning I feel more rested than ever!
After two nights of sleep like I hadn't slept in years and years, we continued our vacation, which included sleeping in another mountain hut in the Alps.
When we arrived at the second hut, cell phones had signal in this one.
Artificial lighting was also present thanks to a small photovoltaic panel installed on the roof.
That evening my girlfriend and I can then go back to our evening routine…
We use social networks and video call our families, all under the light of LED bulbs installed in that cabin…
After entertaining ourselves after dinner with our cell phones we go to bed to sleep…
I am excited to sleep well while still being high up in the mountains and I expect to sleep as well as I have the last two nights.
But I'm wrong.
I get into bed, saying goodnight to my girlfriend and joking about the fact that the mountain makes me relax and fall asleep in a few minutes…
But that's not happening tonight.
I start tossing and turning in bed…
I wonder why I'm not falling asleep in a few minutes like the first two nights.
I toss and turn until I fall asleep.
I sleep lightly and wake up several times during the night, just like I normally do at home.
The next morning I am disappointed.
I don't understand why this night didn't go like the previous two.
I'll think about it for a moment...
What was different those two nights in the first mountain hut?
I'm coming to a conclusion soon...
I didn't use my cell phone, there were no lights and the only light present was that of a miserable candle!
I wonder if this could actually be the cause of my sleep problems.
So I decide to do a very simple test.
That evening I don't use my cell phone even though there is signal and I force my girlfriend to have only a candle to light us, without using light bulbs.
We spend the evening and go to bed and…
I wake up in the morning realizing that I fell asleep in a few minutes and slept without waking up during the night!
I also feel rested and full of energy just like I did two days before…
I come back from vacation and I try to inform myself on the web to understand how the light of electronic devices and light bulbs can impact my sleep in such a negative way…
I come across several articles explaining how Blue light suppresses the production of melatonin and therefore ruins our sleep.
I read for hours what I find until I understand the cause of my problem.
My sleep problems are caused by blue light.
I have to avoid the blue light emitted in the evening by electronic devices such as TVs and smartphones and also avoid turning on the lights at home.
During my research, I came across an article by a doctor explaining how melatonin has always been our biological switch to make us sleep.
However, since we introduced electronic devices and light even after sunset, this switch no longer works properly...
It's as if melatonin, our biological sleep switch, wants us to sleep, but blue light forces the switch to stay on, preventing us from sleeping.
So I understand that the solution to my problems is to block the blue light in the evening.
I'm looking for a solution to understand how to use my smartphone and keep the lights on in the evening without ruining my sleep.
So, I come across the blue light glasses…
I read everything I find online and I discover that these glasses are designed to filter the light and let through only the warm tones of light, those present in nature at sunset.
Just wear them 2-3 hours before going to sleep to prevent our eyes from perceiving blue light.
This way, my brain will produce melatonin properly and naturally, making me fall asleep in a few moments and giving me a deep and restful sleep.
I can't wait to be able to get these results every night and wake up every morning full of energy.
During this research I also understand that blue light is not the color blue light...
This is simply the part of blue light that is present in the light spectrum.
Do you know when you see a rainbow?
In this you can see all the colors of light including blue.
However, blue is not visible except under particular conditions such as in a rainbow.
So I understand that it is not the blue light that is the problem. but any type of light, as blue is contained within the light.
So I understand that to solve my insomnia problems I have to block the blue light with these special glasses.
This way I can continue to follow my evening routine, watching TV and using my smartphone in the evening.
I search on the internet and buy the glasses immediately.
I received them after a few days and I can't wait to try them.
A few days later when I receive the glasses I try them on immediately, wearing them 2 hours before going to sleep.
I go to bed at the end of the evening and… I start tossing and turning to get to sleep.
The glasses had good reviews and that's why I decided to buy them…
So as I turn over in bed I begin to think that evidently the light that these glasses filter is not enough.
A few more moments pass and I finally fall asleep.
The next morning I still notice some improvement and even during the night I wake up fewer times than usual.
The glasses had actually helped me, even if they hadn't given me the same effects as in the mountain cabin.
Evidently these did not block the blue light completely and therefore the benefits were only partial.
The idea of having to spend my evenings by candlelight without technology to be able to sleep as well as those nights in the mountains doesn't convince me, and so I try to understand how to block all the blue light present in the evening...
After a few days of research I came across a foreign company that produces special lenses that are still orange in color, but with almost total blue light filtering.
I contact them to find out if they have glasses that can be purchased in Italy but unfortunately Europe is not yet a developed market for them.
So I ask if it is possible to try their glasses to see if they actually work as well as they say.
They told me they could arrange international shipping (at a high price but I agree as it was the only solution for me), and that the glasses would take about 40 working days to arrive.
I patiently wait more than 40 days until one day I receive these glasses.
Almost excited I can't wait to try them in the evening.
The first impression is that the lenses are the same as those tested previously and that the vision is the same orange color.
I wear them for 2 hours before going to bed like I did with the others...
Until I wake up 6 hours later wondering how I fell asleep.
I was used to waking up every 3-4 hours and sleeping 6 hours straight doesn't seem real to me!
So I immediately come to the conclusion that the lenses of these glasses really work!
The reviews of this company are true and I fell asleep within minutes.
The sleep I had the night after wearing them was deep and regenerating…
I finally found the solution to my problem!
I also let my girlfriend try them, but she has never complained about any particular sleep problems like mine.
She also finds that with these glasses she falls asleep in just a few minutes and feels much more rested and energetic the next morning.
I then decide to place another order for her and my mother…
Even though it costs a few hundred euros per pair of glasses, I want to allow both of them to fall asleep in a few moments and have a deep and regenerating sleep…
Not to mention that the investment is a one-time one, and does not require a continuous purchase like the melatonin that I usually supplement…
A few weeks later, while I was waiting for my girlfriend and my mother to get their glasses, I had an idea…
Why not import this company's glasses to Italy?
I think I can help people with the same problems as me to improve their sleep…
Furthermore, I can help everyone improve their sleep as virtually all of us are exposed to screens and artificial lighting in the evening.
I also think that this problem will become more and more common…
This is because the time spent using electronic devices and artificial lighting continues to increase…
It seems like a great idea and the thought of having a small company that helps people sleep better makes me excited…
If a company like this had existed before, I would have saved myself years of sleep problems caused by blue light...
So, after almost a year since I tried my first anti-blue light glasses, I brought the “No Blue Light Glasses” to Italy.
I have a dedicated line produced with the most advanced special anti-blue light orange lenses on the market, which block 97% of unnatural blue light in the evening.
The same lenses that allowed my desperate case to solve insomnia problems.
I build a website and finally start selling “No Blue Light Glasses”...
Hundreds of people have already purchased these glasses but, despite a 60-day money back guarantee, no one has ever asked for a refund!
All the people who have purchased one or more pairs of “No Blue Light Glasses” to date have been satisfied.
All report falling asleep faster and experiencing deep, restful sleep.
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