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Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function

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Re: Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function

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Post by isolli »

soderfoo wrote: post #67
isolli wrote: post #57

It reminds me of this article [0], a very interesting read on "surviving" winter in Sweden (and Northern latitudes in general). It ends with how in summer things are flipped and everyone complains about how poorly they sleep. [0] https://www.ft.com/content/180f3428-1923-11e9-b93e-f4351a53f...

Before moving to Sweden,I was fully aware of short Scandinavian winter days. They're like the poster child for seasonal depression. Nothing/no one prepared me for the sun rising at 3 am in May... It was quite an interesting first year.

Yes, the article resonated with me because I lived in Berlin for 4 years. When your child wakes up at 4 am and the sky is bright blue outside, it's impossible to put them back to bed!

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Post by egeozcan »

scanny wrote: post #56
cj wrote: post #29

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Blackout curtains are great for sleeping, but I have trouble waking up and getting out of bed when the room is still completely dark (when it’s light outside in the AM). Recently bought some Hue smart lights to simulate sunrise with blackout curtains which is helping. Next up, motorized blinds that open at a scheduled time. (#firstworldproblems)

Here in Germany they have metal shutters that vertically descend and black out all light and sound. It’s common on most windows. They are permeated with little holes that allows light and sound in if they have not fully descended. If they have then the little holes are folded shut. I’ve found the same issue where if they’re completely down waking up is hard, so I leave the top two rows of holes open to let in natural…

I'm living in Germany and my wife really likes shutting them fully. That really makes it hard for me to wake up. I wish I could automate them. 2 problems: We don't own the flat we are living in and I wouldn't even know where to start hacking these fully closed electronic systems.

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Post by jb1991 »

copperx wrote: post #51
jb1991 wrote: post #47

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I have heard that, since polyester is carcinogenic, it’s unwise to have things in your bed or near your face for long periods of time that are made mostly of polyester. I would be a little concerned about a sleep mask sitting on my eyes and near my nose and mouth for 1/3 of my life.

Do you also avoid polyester clothes?

I do indeed. I primarily only buy cotton for that exact reason. Rayon is even worse.

Re: Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function

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Post by egeozcan »

bestnameever wrote: post #68
cj wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Blackout curtains are great for sleeping, but I have trouble waking up and getting out of bed when the room is still completely dark (when it’s light outside in the AM). Recently bought some Hue smart lights to simulate sunrise with blackout curtains which is helping. Next up, motorized blinds that open at a scheduled time. (#firstworldproblems)

Hue smart lights simulated sunrise was a game changer for me.

When I wake up and realize that in the morning, all I get for light is out of a smart-bulb, I get inexplicably depressed.

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Post by BrandiATMuhkuh »

egeozcan wrote: post #72
scanny wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here in Germany they have metal shutters that vertically descend and black out all light and sound. It’s common on most windows. They are permeated with little holes that allows light and sound in if they have not fully descended. If they have then the little holes are folded shut. I’ve found the same issue where if they’re completely down waking up is hard, so I leave the top two rows of holes open to let in natural…

I'm living in Germany and my wife really likes shutting them fully. That really makes it hard for me to wake up. I wish I could automate them. 2 problems: We don't own the flat we are living in and I wouldn't even know where to start hacking these fully closed electronic systems.

I think you are looking for something like this. https://www.jalousiescout.de/gurtwickler/elektrische-gurtwic... I believe most tool stores (OBI, Bauhaus) have them. At least here in Austria.

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Post by rendall »

soderfoo wrote: post #67
isolli wrote: post #57

It reminds me of this article [0], a very interesting read on "surviving" winter in Sweden (and Northern latitudes in general). It ends with how in summer things are flipped and everyone complains about how poorly they sleep. [0] https://www.ft.com/content/180f3428-1923-11e9-b93e-f4351a53f...

Before moving to Sweden,I was fully aware of short Scandinavian winter days. They're like the poster child for seasonal depression. Nothing/no one prepared me for the sun rising at 3 am in May... It was quite an interesting first year.

Same, for Finland. The movie Midsommar really captures the mood of endless sunlight.

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Post by rubenbe »

cj wrote: post #29
scruple wrote: post #19

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> I don't use a set of blackout curtains, but I know several friends that say it makes a real difference. Maybe a year ago, I was planning on having a sleep study done. At some point in my 30s I stopped feeling like I was recovering when I slept. I decided, however, that there were some things that I could work on improving before having a sleep study. Most of what I addressed falls under sleep hygiene: Blackout curt…

Blackout curtains are great for sleeping, but I have trouble waking up and getting out of bed when the room is still completely dark (when it’s light outside in the AM). Recently bought some Hue smart lights to simulate sunrise with blackout curtains which is helping. Next up, motorized blinds that open at a scheduled time. (#firstworldproblems)

I did buy the motorized curtains. It is quite expensive, but works pretty well. I'm really happy about them, nothing beats natural light to wake up.

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Post by BrandoElFollito »

egeozcan wrote: post #72
scanny wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here in Germany they have metal shutters that vertically descend and black out all light and sound. It’s common on most windows. They are permeated with little holes that allows light and sound in if they have not fully descended. If they have then the little holes are folded shut. I’ve found the same issue where if they’re completely down waking up is hard, so I leave the top two rows of holes open to let in natural…

I'm living in Germany and my wife really likes shutting them fully. That really makes it hard for me to wake up. I wish I could automate them. 2 problems: We don't own the flat we are living in and I wouldn't even know where to start hacking these fully closed electronic systems.

I live in France and we have the same shutters (metal plates rolling vertically with th esmall holes that can be uncovered).

I automate what I can at home - the CHO (Chief Home Officer - my wife) mostly disapproves because of some weird concerns about reliability (70% of availability for lights is that I call great, but opinions vary).

There is a simple solution for the shutters - you can use a Shelly 2.5 (https://shelly.cloud/products/shelly-25-smart-home-automatio...) that you connect in parallel to the shutter. It works wonders if you have a manual switch on the wall and probably with a remote too (I specifically asked for a manual switch on the wall). You can program the device itself to open the shutters at, say, 10 minutes before sunrise or whatever. You can easily remove them when you leave your flat and reuse somewhere else.

The Real Solution For Real Hackers (c) is to use Home Assistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/). Do not settle for inferior systems such as jeedom, domoticz, ...

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