Darkeness Is Nature’s Sleep Time
Did you know that the onset of darkness is what triggers your body to begin initiating sleep? In days gone by we would have listened to this call to sleep and gone to bed soon after sunset.
We need darkness to get our sleep hormones flowing. Even a 100 watt light in the late evening has been shown to affect the initiation of the sleep process in poor sleepers.
If you live in the north of the northern hemisphere, where darkeness starts in the late afternoon in the winter, you can’t really go to bed yet. But it is worth remembering that staying up after dark is not what we are evolved, or designed if you prefer, to do. There is a cost in staying up after dark and your insomnia may be one of those costs.
To overcome this problem you should reduce the light about an hour before bedtime. Don’t sit in a bright light and remember that when you use your computer yo 
u are subjecting yourself to a very bright light.
Watching TV without any other light can help, so long as the program you watch isn’t too stimulating.
Another idea would be to have a candlelight bath. The bath itself will help you to relax and get ready for sleep. A bath with scented candles and some bubbles will also relieve any stress and tension you have built up during the day.
Did you know that the onset of darkness is what triggers your body to begin initiating sleep? In days gone by we would have listened to this call to sleep and gone to bed soon after sunset.
We need darkness to get our sleep hormones flowing. Even a 100 watt light in the late evening has been shown to affect the initiation of the sleep process in poor sleepers.
If you live in the north of the northern hemisphere, where darkeness starts in the late afternoon in the winter, you can’t really go to bed yet. But it is worth remembering that staying up after dark is not what we are evolved, or designed if you prefer, to do. There is a cost in staying up after dark and your insomnia may be one of those costs.
To overcome this problem you should reduce the light about an hour before bedtime. Don’t sit in a bright light and remember that when you use your computer yo
u are subjecting yourself to a very bright light.
Watching TV without any other light can help, so long as the program you watch isn’t too stimulating.
Another idea would be to have a candlelight bath. The bath itself will help you to relax and get ready for sleep. A bath with scented candles and some bubbles will also relieve any stress and tension you have built up during the day.