Orange Glasses May Help In Improving Sleep.

Wired Well” blog considers whether orange glasses can improve sleep by “block[ing] wavelengths of light emitted by electronic screens.” Studies have found “that such light, especially from the blue part of the spectrum, inhibits the body’s production of melatonin, a hormone that helps people fall asleep.” A “Swiss study of 13 teenage boys, published in August in the Journal of Adolescent Health,” found that when they “donned orange-tinted glasses, also known as blue blockers and shown to prevent melatonin suppression,” during the evenings over the course of a week, they reported feeling “significantly more sleepy” than when they wore clear glasses. While options for blocking blue light are growing, “experts caution that few have been adequately tested for effectiveness and the best solution remains avoiding brightly lit electronics at night.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/07/can-orange-glasses-help-you-sleep-better/?ref=health&_r=0