My dog, Hazel, accidentally killed one of mom’s laying hens in early 2023. She was trying to play with it, but the security camera showed she played too hard and accidentally killed it.
I couldn’t find anyone in the Treasure Valley willing to sell me a laying hen. Lots of people had chicks, but didn’t want to give up hens that were laying eggs.
Thankfully, a Code Red Mentor from Lewiston WAS willing to give me laying hens, so mom and I took her pickup, her new black lab puppy, and Hazel, and we drove to Lewiston to get the hens.
While there, we spent the night at a hotel that allowed pets, and my sleep was HORRIBLE.
The hotel was a dive, but that isn’t why I couldn’t sleep.
I couldn’t sleep because the other hotel guests were loud and rude. They’d run up and down the halls and talk right outside our door.
When they did, Hazel would “woof” at them, and then mom’s puppy would start in, too.
They woke us up “woofing” several times during the night, and I’m not even sure I completed one full sleep cycle that whole night…
So, not surprisingly, I was really tired the next day. Sheesh!!
But in this case, I know exactly what interfered with my sleep, which means I knew what to do about it. (Plus, it was a temporary situation.)
People who don’t understand or take seriously how blue light works, on the other hand, can try supplements, weighted blankets, meditation, a clean room, and all kinds of stuff proven to help them sleep, and still have trouble because they’re not managing their blue light exposure.
To be clear, blue light is not inherently “bad.” The sun shines blue light!
What’s bad is that with the artificial lights we sit under all day, and the blue light coming from our devices, we’re overexposed to it, and it screws with our body’s natural sleep cycle.
When the sun comes up, one of the light colors it emits is blue light. Our body is naturally wired to sense that blue light and lower melatonin levels so we wake up. When the sun goes down, lowering blue light levels in the process, our melatonin levels are supposed to rise so we fall asleep.
But thanks to blue light coming from artificial indoor light and our devices, our body’s melatonin regulation is so compromised that it screws with our ability to get the restful sleep we need to have energy, lose weight, and heal. (Sleep is when your body does its best healing. That’s why sleeping when you’re sick or hurt is one of THE best things you can do!)
QUALITY blue light blocking glasses regulate your exposure to blue light so that your body can correctly regulate it again.
(That’s the caveat – it’s gotta be quality blue light blockers, not the $19 crap ones you find online or in drug stores.)
Swanwick Sleep offers both daytime and nighttime blue light blocking glasses to regulate your blue light exposure, no matter the time of day.
Day Swannies let in more blue light because we need more during the day (but still filter out some to compensate for lights and devices).
Night Swannies block out way more, so that blue light (from lights and your devices while you scroll or watch Netflix before bed) doesn’t keep you from falling asleep.
Swannies offers glasses for people who don’t need corrective lenses; fit-overs to go over your current glasses; AND prescription Swannies for people who DO need corrective lenses, so you don’t have to mess with fit-overs.
They also have a few levels of readers if you just need readers.
I’ve been wearing my prescription day Swannies since I got them a few days ago, and I’ve gotta say, I’m loving being able to see better AND knowing the blue light’s getting managed.
In order to get super ripped for my bodybuilding comeback, I HAVE to get sleep, because muscle is built when it heals and gets bigger after the stress of exercise.
(If only Swannies could get rude hotel guests to be quiet, too. Then I’d be set! ????)
If you wear corrective lenses and would love to have them with Swanwick Sleep’s blue blocker technology to improve sleep, plus reduce eyestrain and headaches from staring at screens and/or being under artificial light all day, go to:
From there, scroll down to see your prescription Swannies choices. You’ll need a copy of your eyeglass prescription when you go to purchase them (unless you’re getting one of the readers with a generic prescription already factored in).
Pick the frames you want, choose from day or night, and choose the size. (Make sure you consult the sizing chart, so you get Swannies that fit your face.)
Next, choose which type of lenses you need – either single vision, or progressive.
(Single vision is if you JUST need help seeing far away, or you JUST need readers. Progressive is if you need vision correction both to read and to see far away.)
Then upload your eyeglass prescription and complete your order.
Remember to use the code, CODERED15, and you’ll get 15% off your Swannies order.