Natural blue light during the day makes total sense as it enables us to see and boosts alertness and performance. However, with digital screens almost everywhere you look, we unnaturally extend our blue light exposure after sunset, stretching our waking life beyond the limit. As a result, we unknowingly compromise our sleep-wake cycle. Thankfully, there are easy ways to combat poor sleep patterns. In this article, we’ll help you discover how to get a better night's sleep, naturally, without the use of sleep aids.
Being sleep-deprived is not a badge of honor. Even though restricting sleep might gain you that much-needed time to complete important tasks, a broken sleep-wake cycle (or "circadian rhythm") can have a lasting negative impact on your health, relationships, and general human performance.
In fact, a study by the American Psychological Association suggests that inadequate sleep can cause a range of neurobehavioral deficits, “including a lapse of attention, slower working memory, reduced cognitive throughout, depressed mood, and preservation of thought.” Check out our FAQs below for the study.
While some people remain oblivious to the effects of blue wavelengths on your internal clock and your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle – others are discovering how to fall asleep faster for optimal health.
Many people sleep better by being mindful of their habits in the hours before bedtime, which include but aren’t limited to the following sleeping tips:
While adopting home remedies for better sleep is the first step toward attaining better sleep, it’s crucial to acknowledge the effects of blue light at night and take preventative action. As reported by Chronobiology International, “overnight melatonin secretion was significantly higher after using the blue-light shield,” and “sleep efficacy and sleep latency were significantly superior for wearers of the blue-light shield.”
In a perfect world, the best way to address trouble sleeping is to avoid blue light at least four hours before bedtime. But let’s be real here. Very few people can pull this off, and many still doubt the effects of excessive blue light, though it's been well-documented.
While blue light blocking glasses have exploded in popularity, Swannies are considered by over 155,000 satisfied customers as the best blue light blocking solution for better sleep.
If you want to sleep better, you need to focus on effectively blocking excessive artificial blue light to encourage the production of melatonin – the human brain’s natural sleep hormone. Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses are designed with this goal in mind.
Here at Swanwick, we regularly have our Day and Night Swannies blue light lenses transmission independently lab tested by Florida-based Colts Laboratories, the leading independent ophthalmic testing facility in the United States.
We believe in transparency when it comes to the science behind our Swannies Blue-Light Blocking Glasses. That's why, when choosing where to purchase blue-light blocking glasses, we recommend you check whether transmission reports from an independent testing facility are available.
Over the past decade, the effects of blue light have been extensively researched and studied by scientists and universities all over the world. Numerous independent scientific studies have shown the impact of blue light on both sleep and eye health.
In addition, Swannies have been independently tested by the University of Washinton, Indiana University, Arizona University, and SleepScore Labs, and consistently come out as the best blue light blocking glasses. There are no other blue light blocking glasses that have been so rigorously and independently tested as Swannies.
Check out Swannnies.com/science if you need more information, and check out the comprehensive study conducted on our glasses by researchers from the University of Washington and Indiana University here.
"Blue light blocking glasses are screen protection. I've tried so many. I use Swannies. They actually look cool and they work amazing. When it gets dark outside, I throw my Swannies on and go about my business."
Shawn Stevenson | Author of Sleep Smarter
Shawn knows why it's so important to filter blue light. High energy blue light kills your sleep, and he knows what the best blue light glasses available are, and won't trust other glasses to do the job. Our orange-tinted Swannies not only improve sleep, they alleviate eye fatigue, improve blurry vision, and allow you to maintain your night owl habits without negatively impacting your sleep. Play video games, watch Netflix, or scroll through Instagram guilt-free.
Even more love from expert Biohacker and New York Times Bestseller, Ben Greenfield:
"It's no secret that when you're out late at night at restaurants, parties with cars driving by, street lights, it's night but it's not the night that our ancestors experienced. Instead, it's night full of electric light that disrupts your ability to sleep and produce melatonin.
The trick is these Swannies. you put on these fashionable blue light blocking glasses before you go out at night and rather than laying awake at night with your head buzzing after you've been out socializing and partying under these modern lights. Instead, you put your head on your pillow and fall asleep. It's that easy! Get yourself some Swannies.
Ben Greenfield | Biohacker & New York Times Bestselling Author
As an expert biohacker, human body and brain performance coach, ex-bodybuilder, ironman triathlete, professional Spartan athlete, anti-aging consultant, professional speaker, and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health, and Life,” it’s a safe bet that Ben knows how to sleep better at night naturally with a pair of Night Swannies blue light glasses.
He uses his Swannies as a secret weapon in the battle against blue light emitted by phones, TVs, florescent lights, laptops, you name it. Blue light is the culprit disrupting your sleep. Not only that, as a superhuman athlete he knows how quality sleep plays a vital role in muscle recovery to achieve peak performance.
My headache & eyes pain is literally gone. I have to work on laptop for more than 8 hours every day and it is taking its toll. Finally, I have found the solution. Thanks, Swanwick!"
- Hiren M. | Verified Swannies Blue Light Glasses Purchaser
AND...so do my eyes! 👀👓 I can wear my contacts all day without my eyes being exhausted when I have these on! I’ve gotten so many compliments on them! Thank you!"
- Elise R. | Verified Swannies Blue Light Glasses Purchaser
I usually get up a couple of times a night either because of pain or having to go to the bathroom. This past week I have had 3 nights without any sleep interruptions. The other nights I only woke up once. I am sharing with my patients. Thank you."
- Jeff W. | Verified Swannies Blue Light Glasses Purchaser
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