Image: John Lewis Are sunrise alarm clocks better suited to the winter months? Motivation and physical performance are often reduced due to a lack of sleep." Many people feel they do not look as good as normal when they sleep poorly affecting self-esteem and confidence. It can affect work productivity, performance, creativity and contribute to absenteeism. Mental health problems such as depression and panic attacks are often associated with sleep difficulties. It affects your overall general wellbeing, mood, and enjoyment of life. "If you’re not getting enough sleep the impact of this is usually felt immediately. It can leave you feeling unrefreshed if you haven’t woken up in a more natural way." What happens if you don’t have a regular sleep schedule? This can be disturbing to your sleep cycle if you are in a deeper sleep stage and get jolted out of it by the tinny noise of an alarm clock going off. It also helps to avoid that sudden dramatic waking that occurs when your phone alarm goes off. Therefore, if you find that you are not getting much light into the room in the morning, a sunrise alarm clock could be of benefit. "Wake up lights can be particularly useful if you sleep in a room with blackout blinds, which is normally recommended to help you to get to sleep at night. So when are sunrise alarm clocks helpful? Even with our eyelids closed we pick up the light cue and trigger the morning waking hormones to be switched on." "Without daylight we would not know when to wake up and be alert and it is this ancient programming in our biology that enables us to know light from dark and sleepiness to alertness.
This helps you to rise from your slumber and wake up feeling refreshed after a healthy night’s sleep." What happens when you don’t wake up to natural light? It is this cue from the master clock that triggers the release of cortisol and other hormones to be released which acts like a key in the ignition to fire up the engine. When the optic nerve of the eye senses light it sends signals to the body’s internal master clock that it is morning, daylight has arrived, and your new day is starting.
“Sunrise alarm clocks or wake up lights are essentially a way to activate the normal morning rising mechanisms that help us to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. What’s the deal with sunrise alarm clocks? Dr Arun Hansi, behavioural sleep medicine specialist at Healthcure The question:
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