Here’s how your lamps can affect your blood pressure

◾️Blood pressure
◾️Body temperature
◾️Bowel movements
◾️Heart rate
◾️Hormone secretion (cortisol, prolactin, adrenaline)

Light and melatonin are the primary synchronizing agents of the entire circadian rhythm.

We’ve all been told to stop looking at our phones and TV’s a couple of hours before bed for better sleep, and that bright light in the morning can help us wake up.

But it’s worth considering what kinds of other light, besides your TV and phone, you’re being exposed to as well. And it’s worth considering what effect it has on not just your sleep but all of the circadian processes in your body.

If you have a bright LED lightbulb in your bedside lamp, or fluorescent lightbulbs in your bathroom, this could be affecting your circadian rhythm. Both LED’s and fluorescent bulbs emit a lot of blue light. I’m not necessarily suggesting a candlelight-only policy in your home (though it does sound charming), but do consider using lower lighting, warm LEDs, or incandescent bulbs in the evenings, which all have less blue light.