Warning: Cell phone ‘light pollution’ is taking a physical toll on your body

‘Whether in the form of video games, phones, fluorescent lighting, computers, TVs or handheld devices, artificial light interferes with one of the most important biological processes of the human body: sleep. According to research from the Netherlands’ Leiden University Medical Center, artificial light pollution destroys sleep/wake cycles, taking a physical toll on cognition and surprisingly, musculoskeletal health.
The bombardment of artificial light that enters through the photo receptors in the eyes changes how a person’s biological clock regulates sleeping patterns. If sleep patterns are disturbed, then a person’s entire body is affected, including their ability to handle stress, to focus during the day and to handle difficult tasks. As artificial light pours through our senses late into the night, it sends conflicting messages to the brain. Research on its negative effects has never been more important.’
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