Wake Up Naturally With a Wake up Light
A wake up light provides you with a natural and comfortable wake up experience, by simulating the sunrise over a set period of time (often 30 min), where the light gets brighter and brighter. This light is sensed by your brain and it starts to prepare you for waking up by increasing the level of cortisol and reducing the level of melatonin in your brain thus making you feel awake and energized when you wake up.
A little example: You set your alarm at 07.30, and adjust the light intensity and sound volume (sound is optional) before you go to sleep, The next day when the clock ticks 07.00 the light will start at a low intensity and gradually get brighter and brighter until it reaches the maximum brightness at 07.30, and if you have set up a sound alarm as well, this will start at 07.30 and gradually increase in volume over a 5 minute period to make sure you wake up, if you are not already awake thanks to the light.
Healthy: Waking up with a wake up light is not only a comfortable experience, it is proven to be more pleasant than a regular “sound only” alarm clock and include many health benefits like reduced stress , reduced mood swings and gives you more energy and a stable metabolism thanks to the light that increases Cortisol and reduces Melatonin, (Cortisol is a steroid hormone made in the adrenaline gland, and its main purpose is to regulate blood sugar, it also aids in fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism and reduces bone formation. Melatonin is a hormone that makes you sleepy and too much of it can cause depressions and tiredness, so reducing this is a good thing)
Fall asleep: Wake up lights can be used to other things than waking up, many models come with a dusk simulator that helps you fall asleep by reversing the wake up sequence. That means that when you go to bed, you can start the dusk simulation and it will start with a bright light and gradually reduce in intensity to make you fall sleep easier.
Practical: Most wake up lights also come with an adjustable light that is perfect to use as a reading light while in bed.
Check out my short reviews and ratings below, or you can visit my Wake up light reviews page to see the full review of each wake up light.
Philips HF3470 Wake Up Light <– Recommended
This is the bestseller among the wake up lights on Amazon.com, It is a very simple, yet effective wake up light that will definitly make your mornings brighter. It also has nice looks and a good material quality for a great price.
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Biobrite Sunrise Clock Charcoal
The Biobrite Sunrise clock is a great looking wake up light with a hand made opal glass globe. This is a easy to use wake up light, and its simple to replace the light bulb in case it breaks, a guaranteed good buy!
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This wake up light is a very good choice if you want a long lasting alarm clock with many great features, like Dusk simulation, Fm radio and a USB dock to import your favourite mp3 files and use them as alarm sound ( sound alarm is optional).
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Below are models that amazon do NOT provide at the time.
Biobrite Pearl With White Noise
With this wake up light from Biobrite you get a alarm clock with all the necessary features, in a good looking form, with a handmade glass globe. Included in this model is a dawn simulator and white noise function to help you fall asleep. Currently Unavailable at amazon
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Lumie`s wake up lights are made to look nice as well as provide pleasant sleep and wake up experiences. And in my eyes they have succeeded, their alarm clocks looks stunning, and they really work wonders, with good sound and great light volume. Currently Unavailable at amazon
Amazon Customer Rating: N/A
Philips HF3480 is a quite popular alarm clock, it has a very nice design and good featues, with a powerfull and energy saving light bulb, but this model also has problems with Light bulb reliability. Back in store!!
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The elite 300 model from Lumie is a quite expensive one, but you get back in quality, both in options, features, general design, Sound quality and light intensity. If you have problems with sleep pattern, and struggle with falling asleep, as well as waking up in the morning, this model would be the ideal choice. Currently Unavailable at amazon
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