Get Better Sleep - Read a Book!

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Do you have trouble sleeping but don't know why? One answer may be that you spend too much time in front of a screen before bed. Scientists say that people who read a book on a computer/tablet/phone screen before bed get worse sleep than people who read a "printed book." They even give this advice:

“The message for parents and children is to reduce the use and brightness of screens in the hours preceding bedtime,” Lauren Hale, a sleep researcher at Stony Brook University, said in an e-mail. “Of course, this recommendation is much easier said than done.”

Check out this article from the Boston Globe for more information.

UPDATE: This article from the Washington Post also says that it's more difficult for us to concentrate to books on a screen vs. printed books.