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Cutting screen use may reverse sleep problems in teens

May 22, 2019 Urbanatural

Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices such as phones and laptops in the evening for just a week can help teenagers improve their sleep quality and reduce symptoms of fatigue, lack of concentration and bad mood, a study has found. Recent studies have indicated that exposure to too much evening light, particularly the blue light emitted from screens on smartphones, tablets and computers can affect the brain’s clock and the production of the sleep hormone melatonin, resulting in disrupted sleep time and quality. The lack of sleep does not just cause immediate symptoms of tiredness and poor concentration but can also increase…

Here’s why excessive screen time is harmful for your kid

November 25, 2018 Urbanatural

Smartphones and watching television is associated with heightened levels and diagnoses of anxiety or depression in children as young as age two. Parents, take note! A recent study has highly recommended reduced screen time for the well being of kids. According to the findings of the San Diego State University, too much time spent on gaming, smartphones and watching television is associated with heightened levels and diagnoses of anxiety or depression in children as young as age two. The study has been published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports. Even…

Too much screen time associated with heart disease, cancer

July 12, 2018 Urbanatural

The researchers also found that higher levels of screen time were associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, as well as a higher risk of both heart disease and cancer. By H S Rao Time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen during leisure time has been associated with higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease in a new large-scale study. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in BMC Medicine, has revealed a strong association between discretionary screen time and adverse health outcomes, particularly in those with…

How to Deal with Psyhocological Stress – a Gift of the Digital Era?

March 14, 2018 Urbanatural

Twitter feed, Snapchat, Facebook status, emails, selfies, Instagram – welcome to the life of every 20-something around the globe! Digital age has really taken a toll on people, haven’t it? Today, life is all about a constant barrage of information that have created and nurtured a phenomenon called FOMO (fear of missing out). Nobody wants to feel left out and that is what the race is all about. It was not really that long ago when bus or train commuters used to stare out of the windows with wandering eyes,…

World Glaucoma Day: How to preserve eye health

March 12, 2018 Urbanatural

Solid eyesight – and the ability to take in the visual world around us – is often something we take for granted. There’s no better time than World Glaucoma Day on March 12 and World Glaucoma Week in general, then, to take stock of your vision and learn how to spot the symptoms of glaucoma, which can lead to permanent eye damage. Glaucoma is an umbrella term encompassing several different eye diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve, the nerve that transfers visual information from the retina to the brain.…

Mumbai doctors advise families to take regular digital time-offs

December 23, 2017 Urbanatural

Doctors are asking people to switch off their gadgets for a stipulated amount of time daily to prevent addiction and focus on real-time interactions As the clock strikes seven in the evening, everyone in the Joshi household in Malad, switches off their mobiles, laptops and tablets and places it in a basket on the side table. The family of four, now mandatorily gathers in the living room, and talks to each other for an hour. The exercise is a part of their weekly ‘digital detox’, advised to them by a…

Smartphones and TV Watching Can Put Kids at Diabetes Risk

March 14, 2017 Urbanatural

Almost every child of this generation is guilty for spending too much time in front of screens such as TV, mobiles, tablets, etc. We are glued to the screens so often that it has ceased to be just another technology but one of the most significant elements in our lives. While we are all aware of its repercussions on our eyes and brain, our dependence is such that we cannot live without them. And our children are only taking after us. Endless apps, TV series, films, social media activities are…