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Sleep specialist Dr.Michael J. Breus writes how new research indicates that the sleep hormone melatonin may encourage weight loss, by increasing the presence of a particular kind of fat that actually helps burn energy. This may sound surprising, that the presence of fat in the body leads to weight-loss inducing fat burning. In recent years scientists have identified specific types […]

Blocking Blue Light Helps Sleep? Nighttime exposure to artificial light disrupts sleep. Published on September 10, 2013 by Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. in Sleep Newzzz http://www.psychologytoday.com/em/132988

CBC Health:  Melatonin, nighttime light and cancer links http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/07/02/breast-cancer-night-shift.html

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/06/health/sleep-summer Tune out technology & blue light prior to bedtime– The problem is that the blue spectrum light emitted by smartphones, iPads, laptops, desktops and TV sends a signal to our brain that we’re not going to sleep. The release of melatonin, the sleep hormone, is inhibited, which can hinder our sleep quality and quantity. […]

Article in Nature Journal by Charles A. Czeisler, chief of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and director of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School: The use of electric lights and devices at night is distrupting the sleep of more and more people. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7450_supp/full/497S13a.html

Or in this case, after 80!  Dr. Richard Hansler, co-founder of LowBlueLights.com, featured on CNNMoney. Richard Hansler’s “light bulb moment” happened in 2005.  With over four decades of experience as a research scientist at GE, he wanted to focus on creating lighting products that wouldn’t interfere with people’s natural sleep cycles. At age 81, he […]

New study: Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder insomnia shows improvement using blue wavelength light-blocking glasses. Blue-blocking glasses are a potential insomnia treatment for more compliant subjects with ADHD insomnia, especially those with prominent sleep delay. Larger studies of blue light-blocking glasses in more phase-delayed groups could reveal significant advances in chronotherapeutics. http://www.dovepress.com/treatment-of-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-insomnia-with-bl-peer-reviewed-article-CPT

Dr. Richard Hansler is interviewed by Kim Greenhouse on her radio show Itsrainmakingtime fully explaining the effects of blue light on the circadian clock, melatonin production, sleep & insomnia and our overall health. Click here for the Mp3