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How Checking Your Phone Before Bed Messes with Your Sleep

It’s no secret that checking your phone before bed can impact your sleep, but did you know it’s also messing with your brain? Scrolling through emails or social media late at night disrupts your body’s melatonin cycle, which is crucial for regulating sleep. Melatonin, the hormone that signals to your body that it’s time to wind down, gets thrown off by the blue light emitted from your phone screen.

But that’s not all. Using your phone before bed also increases neural activity, which leads to the release of certain ‘toxins’ in the brain. This excess activity builds up, and with less-than-ideal sleep duration, it can impair cognitive function the next day. So, that next time you think about checking your phone before bed, just remember: it’s not just your sleep that’s getting disrupted, but also your brain.

Simple Fix: Make Your Bedroom a No-Phone Zone

To get better quality sleep and improve your daytime performance, try turning your bedroom into a phone-free zone. Put your phone down, relax, and get some deeper shut-eye. You’ll wake up feeling more refreshed and ready to take on the day. Check out the video below for more details on how this works.

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/smartphone-impact-brain-body-sleep-2015-2