Hi everyone, if you read my What I Got for Xmas post a couple of weeks ago,
you'll know that I was very kindly given a Lumie Body Clock. I've been using it for exactly a month now so
thought I would tell you a bit about it and what I think of it so far.
As some of you will know I have a health
condition called Fibromyalgia, (you can read about my health story here), and one of the main issues for me
is over sleeping, waking up feeling exhausted, lethargic and generally groggy,
as well as not being able to wake up easily and sleeping in till very late in
the day, which is something I hate and affects every day of my life making
getting anything done, near impossible at times!
I also get something called Seasonal Affective
Disorder (SAD) over the colder darker months, which amazingly affects around
20% of the population in the UK alone!
This means that it's even harder for me to wake up, I fall asleep in the
evenings too and I generally feel more lethargic and depressed that usual, not
fun times!!
So, when I was given this Lumie clock and found
out all about the possible benefits of it, I was really excited to try it out
and prayed that it would work for me.
Lumie claim that the clock mimics the sunrise, it's gradually lights up
20 minutes before the alarm goes off, so that your body tells your brain it's
time to start waking up before you get abruptly woken by an alarm. They say it decreases Melatonin the sleep
hormone and helps increase Cortisol, the hormones that hep you wake up more
naturally. They also say it naturally
helps boost your mood, energy and productivity levels throughout the day.
After a full month of using the lamp, I can
definitely say that it now helps me wake up feeling far more refreshed than I
ever have before, which is really great and for that alone I love it. As for helping me wake up straight away – it worked really well for the first
week or so but lately not so much. I
don't know if to put this down to the clock, or just to me. I've been going to bed a little later than
usual and that never helps, but also I've found that no matter what alarms I
use or how many, after a short while my brain just gets used to the sounds and
I don't even hear them anymore!! I
really hate this and I've tried everything I can think of, I have several
alarms on my phone using various loud songs which I change every day. I have an electric alarm clock that I use too
as well as the alarm on the Lumie clock!
And yet sometimes I still don't hear them :-( If anyone has any ideas of what else I can
try, please, please let me know!! I've
found if I can get all my alarms to go off at the same time, that helps and
avoiding the dreaded snooze button!!
All in all though I do like the Lumie clock and
I'll definitely keep using it, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that over
time It will help me wake up earlier too :-)
I hope you liked this post
and found it helpful. Do any of you have
problems waking up, have you tried this clock and did it work for you? Let me know in the comments!
Until Next Time Stay Happy ♥
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