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Blue Lights, Huh?
By Avery | October 23, 2007
From Science Daily
February 1, 2006 — Teenagers’ morning drowsiness is often caused by out-of-tune body clocks, in a condition known as “delayed sleep phase syndrome.” Scientists now say that timing exposure to blue light — avoiding it during the first two hours of being wake, then getting a good dose of it — can help restore the sleep cycle, so teens feel sleepy earlier at night and are more awake in the morning.
I’d actually like to try getting some blue LEDs as the article later recommends. Might be a fairly simple solution to the problem of tired teens in the classroom. Of course, that assumes that they’ll actually go to bed on time.
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October 24th, 2007 at 9:23 am
Costco carries just the blue light that Science Daily recommends. It’s called the goLITE, which has just the necessary wavelength of light to boost alertness. As an added benefit, when you use the light in the morning, it can help you sleep better at night.