Page 22. Connect to the Topic. Part B. TUNE IN

Unit three

page 22

connect to the topic

part B: tune in

we are talking today with Dr. David Trujillo, about sleep.

welcome Dr. Trujillo.

thank you; thank you for inviting me.

First, let me ask about people who don’t get enough sleep at night; what’s the cause of this?

Well, some people have health issues that cause their sleep problems; they have trouble breathing while they sleep or they may have some pain; these are medical problems.

Okay; so, some sleep problems are medical but not all of them?

Right; other sleep problems are caused by lifestyle habits.

such as…?

Well, habits related to technology.

before we had electricity in our houses, we all went to sleep when it got dark there was no choice there wasn’t any light.

but now especially with technology going 24 hours a day the computers and televisions and mobile phones…

now we can find reasons to stay awake all night.

Exactly! and some of this technology actually causes sleep problems.

so we Fall asleep easily.

Really?

Yes; the problem is the light from screens.

the electronic screens on our phones and computers and televisions.

that prevents us from sleeping well?

Well, the light from screens has more blue light than regular sunlight and that blue light actually makes our body feel more awake.

in fact, it takes about an hour or two to start feeling sleepy again after watching the screen.

Wow; so this is a problem for all of us!

I’m afraid so; unless somehow you can exist without your device…