Room Darkening Blinds Can Help Alleviate Insomnia

Insomnia is on the rise these days. It's become an epidemic among a cross section of career fields. With so many people in positions that require them to think more, and work strange hours, it's no wonder people are over stimulated. The body is designed to sleep at night and wake up in the day time. There are literal chemicals that release in the body during certain times of the day that wake you up and others that put your body to sleep.

The body, for example is not designed to sustain graveyard shifts due to its very design and chemical make up. Anything you can do to help your body fall sleep is a good idea. A good nights rest is paramount to working more effectively and maintaining your health. There are some things you may not have thought of that will make a world of difference in your ability to sleep, especially if you are sleeping during daylight hours. Normal curtains and blinds simply do not block enough light to effectively darken the room allowing serotonin to release and other chemicals your body releases that allow you to fall fast to sleep. Enter room darkening blinds.

You would be surprised just how much of a difference simply but effectively blocking the light coming into your room from the window is. Room darkening blinds are designed to do just this. They cover the window completely, and use materials that are completely oblique and solid. Some designs have magnets around the edges that ensure no light can bleed into the room. If your carpet is sufficient to block the light coming in through the bedroom door, you can get stripping that will block light from the outer perimeter of the door thus creating a completely dark room. This will actually trick the body into thinking its night time, and many people who sleep at night but have trouble staying asleep find this helps them to remain sleep.

There are other uses for room darkening blinds such as in rooms designed as home theaters. In a home theater creating a dark room helps to create a true theater effect. You may, however, want to light up the room during the day to entertain guests so darkening blinds are a great idea to convert the room into a multiple use area at different times. You can find these blinds online and there is plenty of information available as to where to buy them. A simple Google search will return stores in your area that carry them, or online stores that sell them as well. These are actually quite effective and so quite popular in modern homes so pricing should be very reasonable.