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Better Health, Digital Detox
It is time for our weekly partnership with Asante. Asante Health Expert Beth Coker talks about the benefits of a digital detox on our sleep, relationships, and mood. Watch for a few tips to help you succeed in this year's digital detox.
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foreign for our weekly partnership with Asante this week asante's health expert Beth Coker talks about what benefits a digital detox can have [Music] being plugged in is a normal way of life now if you're like most people your smartphone alarm wakes you up in the morning you get ready with the TV news on and then scan your text messages throughout the day you check your email you chat with friends and scroll through Facebook and Instagram in the evening you watch your favorite TV shows while online shopping and checking in on social media and at bedtime you use smartphone apps for meditation or white noise Americans spend an average of four hours watching TV and about seven and a half hours on digital devices negative social media experiences can trigger anxiety and depression and affect our self-esteem the solution may be a digital detox taking a break from electronic devices or certain media for a month which can provide relief from the pressure of constant connection to electronic devices research has found that doing a digital detox may even help improve your sleep relationships and your mood here are few tips to detox turn off your push notifications limit the time spent playing video games take a break from scrolling social media limit your TV or news sources and make your bedroom a no-tech Zone and no phones at the dinner table some benefits you might see are a sharper Focus distractions waste two or more hours in our work day you'll feel less stressed reduced anger over posted content or that fomo fear of missing out you'll have better social interactions with no cyber bullying so start today decide on a behavior to change set a time commitment and find an accountability partner there are even apps that help you cut back on all things digital you might just find if you take the initiative you'll enjoy your Tech free hours be more productive on the work front in your personal life will improve in the process
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