It’s something we all do. You’ll be in bed checking your email just one last time, sending that hilarious animal picture that can’t wait until the morning to your best friend, or even falling into a rabbit hole of wikipedia research for no real reason. We’re simply glued to our smart phones all day, and yet there are well-studied risks to using these devices at night. The light that is given off by the screens is called “blue light” which our bodies interpret as morning sunlight, regardless of what time it is.
Using Your Smartphone at Night Could Be Killing You
Study after study has shown that this blue light from smart phones and computers is linked to several types of cancer (breast, prostate), diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Many phones and computers have settings that allow you to have your device automatically go into a safe mode in the evening.
Fortunately, there are some inexpensive real solutions to this issue. In the video below, Mama Natural explains the risks of smart phone use and “blue light” and what can be done about it.
