Modern life is stressful, and "insomnia" is a common companion. According to a survey by the Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine, about one-tenth of the population in Taiwan suffers from chronic insomnia. One engineer couldn't sleep for a whole month, tormented by insomnia. After examining his lifestyle, doctors pointed out two problems, one of which was closely related to "sunlight."
"Sleep is closely related to our overall health, especially for friends with insomnia, who really look terrible!" Psychiatrist Dr. Chen Chang-sheng shared on the program "Doctor Is So Hot" about a past patient, an engineer, who couldn't sleep for a whole month, tossing and turning in bed every day, "with extremely heavy dark circles under his eyes." Upon inquiry, it was discovered that the patient "had not been exposed to sunlight for three or four consecutive months."
It turned out that the company dormitory where the patient lived and the factory building were connected by a sheltered underground passage, so every morning after waking up, he would walk through the underground passage to the factory, and then walk back at night. He revealed that he had not seen daylight for a long time, which disrupted his circadian rhythm and naturally led to insomnia.
Not only that, the patient also had a bad habit of "constantly scrolling on his phone at night." The doctor admitted that when blue light enters our body before bed, melatonin secretion becomes abnormal. Finally, Chen Chang-sheng asked the patient to avoid scrolling on his phone and using any 3C products "one hour before bed," and prescribed medication to help him fall asleep.
In addition, he was asked to go out and get natural light between 7 and 9 am every day. "Sunscreen and getting natural light are not contradictory," as long as the eyes are exposed to sunlight, it counts. After three or four months, the patient happily told the doctor that he was taking less and less medication, and his sleep was excellent. He exclaimed how wonderful it was, finally "graduating from the clinic" and getting rid of his insomnia.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously suggested that if people want good sleep quality, their routines should align with the day and night cycle. They should get sufficient light exposure during the day, open curtains and bask in the sun as soon as they wake up; at night, they should reduce lighting, dim the lights, and reduce the use of screens and mobile phones to avoid light stimulation that inhibits melatonin secretion.
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