Is Blue Light Actually Harmful To Your Sleep Why The Science Is So Clear On This Popular Belief

Yellow light is more harmful than blue to a good night’s rest For anyone who cares about their so-called “sleep hygiene” — essentially good, deep, restful sleep — it has become conventional wisdom that blue light will wreck it. Blue light is often the wavelength of light produced by electronic devices like televisions, smartphones, and computers. You know, the obsidian slabs we stare into at all hours of the day, even long after the sun has set. But is blue light actually bad for you lights that had different hues but were equal in brightness found that yellow light did more damage to their sleep than blue light. In fact, it seemed that light which the mice associated with warmer weather tricked their bodies into thinking it was still daytime — cooler blue light, which is more similar to nighttime, did not have that effect. Slightly less than half found that blue light exposure made it harder for people to fall asleep once they started trying, while half found that overall sleep efficacy had decreased.

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