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<\/p>\nWake up light<\/p>\n
Philips brought out the wake up light around 2008. This light is a new form of alarm clock.<\/p>\n
The light will simulate a sunrise and give the person a pleasant way of waking up, this is because of a natural reaction the user will have towards the sun rise. Nature\u2019s alarm clock is the sun rise and in the past (before technology) people would rely solely on the sun, they go to bed once the sun sets and wake up when it rises. This lamp uses this natural reaction to wake you up very pleasantly.<\/p>\n
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The theory\u00a0behind it is that when the sun rises your body slowly prepares you to wake up by creating fewer hormones which make you sleep (adenosine and melatonin) and will be breaking down the melatonin and adenosine to wake you up again.<\/p>\n
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The product was tested in different parts of the world especially where it is dark such as Norway during the winter. After about 6 weeks 98% of the citizens who tested the product wanted to continue. Links 4 and 5 show the results of 60 days as well as after two, four and six weeks.<\/p>\n
The price can range from 109\u20ac to 129\u20ac this is a lot of money but I believe it will make a large difference when used. There are also models where there is an iPod\/ iPhone charger dock attached to the light to play your music while using the light.<\/p>\n
1 http:\/\/sleep.health.am\/sleep\/more\/what-makes-you-sleep\/<\/a><\/p>\n 2 http:\/\/blog.onlineclock.net\/wake-yourself-up-with-light\/<\/a><\/p>\n 3 http:\/\/w<\/a>ww.wakeup.philips.com\/#\/gb_en\/the-town\/aurora_borealis<\/p>\n 4 http:\/\/www.wakeup.philips.com\/#\/gb_en\/the-results<\/a><\/p>\n