Do blue blockers help sleep better? ๐
๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ - Research Insight: A 2023 study in Experimental Eye Research discovered that blue light increases dopamine levels in the eyes after just one minute of exposure. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๏ธ - Day vs. Night: Dopamine helps signal the brain about the time of day, affecting energy and activity levels. - Evening Impact: High dopamine at night can disrupt sleep quality. - Solution: Reduce evening blue light exposure with warm lightbulbs or blue-blocking glasses. THE DEEP DIVE ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ต - Pre-Modern Lighting: Historically, natural light and darkness guided our circadian rhythms. - Modern Issues: Artificial light disrupts these natural cycles. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ต - Circadian Disruption: Blue light affects the circadian rhythm more than other colors, stimulating dopamine production. - Dopamine's Role: Crucial in retina development, visual signaling, and regulating clock genes. My Results ๐ - Circadian Optimization: Maintaining steady dopamine levels has helped me sustain energy and motivation. ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ - This winter I was able to take care of my coaching clients and the biz without getting sick when my grandma passed away and a pandoraโs box of family conflict opened up. - All thanks to circadian and in turn dopamine optimization. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ - Evening Usage: Wear blue-blocking glasses after sunset while at home, watching TV, or using devices. - Morning Advice: If you're up before sunrise and using screens, wear them to protect your eyes. +++ Do you own a pair of blue-blocking glasses? Post your pics! #dopaminehack