The Best Lightbulbs To Promote Sleep—And the Type To Avoid, According to a Sleep Specialist

Sleep experts suggest filling your space with warmer lights around bedtime.

Here are the best lightbulbs to promote sleep.

Want To Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Calming, Boho-Chic Escape (Um, Yes)?

Such is the reality of blue light.

Incandescent bulbs are your best bet then.

When blue light is beneficial

In short: When youre actively trying not to fall asleep.

sleep expert and director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona

Your brain slows or stops its release of melatonin, making it harder to fall asleep.

reviewed byAngela Holliday-Bell, MD

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sleep expert and director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona