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For many people, winter is a time where we wake up to dark mornings and sometimes don’t even encounter a bit of sunlight during the work day, departing before the sun has risen and arriving home after it’s set. A lot of us yearn to get away from it all by booking a mid-season getaway to try and bring a bit of sun back in our suitcases. A recent investigation by scientists has found that exposure to the sun does have an effect on how we’re feeling emotionally and mentally, and that it is vital that we do at least spend some time in the sun. Their investigation found that the less exposure to the sun we have, the more tired we can feel at times. This also has a knock on effect on how well we’re able to concentrate on tasks we carry out during the day. Most people fight this with a good cup of coffee in the morning and progressively during the day, but this increases our reliance on stimulants such as caffeine and energy drinks such as Red Bull to help kick our ‘body clock’ back into synchronisation with daily life. It also can affect our ability to focus on things in front of us, especially if you’re spending your day in the office in front of a computer monitor. This sometimes can cause problems in the long run, as many of us believe we’re encountering a sign that we may have a problem with our vision. An appointment for an eye test at your local optician can confirm your worries. The reasoning behind scientists believing we all have a body clock goes back to the time when the prehistoric man woke and slept according to daybreak and nightfall. But our increasingly busy lives have led to it becoming more and more out of sync with our schedules. However, there are some tricks we can do to help resynchronise ourselves with our inner body clock. An easy remedy that scientists have recommended is that if you feel that you find it hard to concentrate in the latter part of the afternoon, wearing a pair of sunglasses or glasses fitted with reactive lenses during your morning commute can help you to stay more alert during the course of your day. To put it in simple terms, any attempt to try and trick your body into waking later and sleeping earlier can provide an unending list of benefits in the long run.
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