Is Your Computer Keeping You Up at Night?

Insomnia © by Smiley Stew

We are a country of zombies. According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 30 percent of us suffer from some kind of insomnia or sleep disorder. No big deal?  Well, this 30 percent is driving cars, working heavy equipment and flying airplanes.  Yes, it’s a bit more of a big deal when we realize our pilots are taking cat naps at 20,000 feet.

Why don’t we sleep?  Well, the most common answer is stress. We are all stressed. We stress about ourselves, our families, our relationships, the bills, our jobs, our lack of jobs, the stupid politicians who don’t care about our jobs, our spouse’s job, our pets, the environment, health care…yes, stress.  But we also lose sleep because we are being bombarded with electromagnetic fields or EMFs that drain our bodies of melatonin which is our natural sleep regulator.

I know this sounds really sci-fi, but it’s true; I have asked electrical engineers. The high-tech toys we all love so much emit EMFs. Our cell phones, our laptops, our video games, our TVs – all let this EMF stuff out and they create an electro-smog that interrupts our sleep patterns and possibly causes other health issues.

So, what should we do?  Well, we could buy anti- EMF emitting products such as holographic grids for about $40 which are encoded with vibrational information that stymies the EMFs or if we want to go all out, we can purchase  high-frequency Quantum Scalar Wave gadgets coded with the low-frequency Schumann Resonance Signal ( I have no freaking idea what the Schumann Resonance Signal is) that feeds directly into your entire bodily cellular structure and the brain, resulting in feelings of healing positive energy and EMF blocking. Yep, that is what the ad says – sort of. It sounds complicated, so I guess it must work.  The personal Quantam Scalar Wave model costs about $300 but if you buy the personal, house, computer and car models together you can save about $1,200.

I decided to look for cheaper alternatives and some researchers think if I did something radical like turn off my computer, cell phone and TV every once in a while– especially at night, I wouldn’t have as many EMFs stealing my melatonin; therefore, I would once again sleep.  Psychology Today also offers advice on how to  induce sleep.

Sex was one. I’m all for that. It’s cheap, fun and doesn’t require me to hand over $1,200 although it does nothing for EMF waves.  And if getting sleep is your thing, and you don’t care about EMFs, there are other remedies that will help you dream the night away as well. Experts say the best recourse for insomnia is to get a bedtime routine. Well, we are back to the sex thing. Also, on the routine list were warm baths, comfy bedding and meditation to help relax both body and mind.

I will say right now that my husband was all for the sex part, but he was not really open to not watching TV before bed.  And he watches serious or scary stuff which according to experts is not a good sleep inducing activity.  Okay, he can fall asleep midsentence in the middle of a war zone, but I am a ponderer.  If there is something frightening on TV, I will stay awake until I come up with an escape or attack plan for whatever the TV writers say is coming through my front door.

I have to say that I didn’t realize sleep was such a complicated issue for so many of us.  I think I will be delving into the reasons for insomnia and taking a long, hard look at the causes for it that might exist in my home. I’m not sure if I can pay the $1,200 to get my house EMF free, but the lady who owns the local New Age store  says if I walk around my house burning sage, I not only will get rid of bad EMF vibrations but ghosts as well. And sage is a lot cheaper than the EMF products I saw online. The only drawback is that it does have a tendency to smell like pot so before you burn it, know who’s coming to dinner.

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8 thoughts on “Is Your Computer Keeping You Up at Night?”

  1. I prefer to listen to old clips of Sarah Palin attempting to sound intelligent . . . puts me out like a bad light bulb, ZZZzzzzzz!

  2. I pop a prescription sleeping pill every other night. It’s a generic brand that costs me about $10 every other month. But I would like to de-pill myself so if you guinea pig the Quantum Scalar Wave gadget and it works, let me know. I might be interested

    1. I don’t know LB, $300 minimum. Plus you have to wear it around your neck like the “help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up” lady. That sort of clashes with my wardrobe. I will think about it. I’m an advil PM person myself.

  3. Sex is fun, yes, but cheap? Doesn’t require handing over $1,200? Hmm, I must be doing something wrong! 🙂

  4. So would a turkey sandwich and warm milk do the trick to balance out the computer use? If not I guess I just have to stick to sex. 🙂

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