Dr. Kogan describes how spending time on the Internet at night can cause insomnia.
Dr. Kogan:
We are listening. We are looking. We are smelling. We are touching. Being on the Internet activates our visuals, our hearing, our tactile, and activating and over-exciting our sympathetic autonomic nervous system keeps our central nervous system very active. It’s virtually impossible to have a normal relaxation response immediately after getting off the Internet or watching television.
I thus advocate spending half an hour before you go to sleep either taking a hot shower or a bath or doing some relaxation or stretching or yoga, breathing techniques–something away from your computer and away from your TV.
About Dr. Svetlana Kogan, M.D.:
Dr. Svetlana Kogan, M.D., is the Founder of Doctors at Trump Place (DTP). She is board certified in internal medicine and graduated from Cornell University. She is also a member of the American Medical Association, the American Anti-Aging Academy, and a clinical researcher and patient advocate. Dr. Kogan is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital.
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