Sleep and Artificial Light--Chris Kresser Seminar

Step 1--Make Sleep a Priority

Step 2--Control Exposure to Light

--Reduce exposure to artificial light at night.  Dim lights when the sun goes down.

--Increase exposure to light in the morning.

--Cover and remove anything that causes light (in sleeping area).

--Use blackout shades and sleep masks.

--Orange-tinted glasses-UVEX (from Amazon)--filter light that suppresses melatonin.  Wear at night if you have to be in light.

--Flux(sp?)--application that adjusts light on computer screen in the evening hours.

Step 3--Get Active during the day.

--Reduce the amount of time you're sedentary.

Step 4--Optimize sleep Nutrition

--Fats prevent hunger through the night.

--Carbs increase tryptophan which makes melatonin

--Manage stress

--Yoga, qigong, tai chai, etc.