![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/the-exact-reason-why-youre-probably-feeling-more-tired-and-sluggish-than-usual-this-month/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0_Tired-man-at-home-in-morning-wake-up-activity-touching-face-and-stretching-after-bad-rest-night-Cof.jpg&description=As autumn brings darker evenings and mornings, our bodies are beginning to feel more tired - as an expert explains how the oncoming wintry months are affecting our energy There comes a time every year when Brits wake up only to find it's still dark outside. And with it, it seems the longer nights are make us all more tired as well. As autumn draws in and the summer fades away, many of us start to feel that hankering to curl up and hibernate, while early mornings feel just that little bit more difficult to get out of bed. But did you know there may be a scientific explanation for this fall fatigue? Sleep experts say the diminishing daylight hours actually have a noticeable impact on our energy levels, causing our biology to work against us. According to Lisa Artis from The Sleep Charity, there is actually a hormonal reason why those 6am starts feel more torturous heading into October. The waning daylight hours, the Deputy CEO says, are actually playing havoc with our levels of melatonin - the hormone influenced by light which controls how and when you sleep. "In autumn it's getting darker in an evening, which means melatonin (the sleep hormone) is produced earlier and makes us feel sleepy," Lisa says. "It is also darker in the mornings which keeps our melatonin levels high, meaning that we feel sleepy throughout the day. "Natural light makes you feel more awake and signals to your internal body clock that it's time to wake up and to stop producing melatonin." Bear Grylls famously names his alarm clock "opportunity" to make early mornings less depressing, and Lisa suggests placing your alarm out of arm's reach from your bed, making it harder to hit the snooze button. Lisa also suggests investing in a sunrise alarm - a specialist lamp which gradually increases the light in your bedroom, replicating natural sunlight. The device can help fool your brain into thinking you're waking in daylight. Light box therapy is also a suggestion Lisa recommends, as well as opening you){kind=link}
As autumn brings darker evenings and mornings, our bodies are beginning to feel more tired – as an expert explains how the oncoming wintry months are affecting our energy
There comes a time every year when Brits wake up only to find it’s still dark outside.
And with it, it seems the longer nights are make us all more tired as well. As autumn draws in and the summer fades away, many of us start to feel that hankering to curl up and hibernate, while early mornings feel just that little bit more difficult to get out of bed.
But did you know there may be a scientific explanation for this fall fatigue? Sleep experts say the diminishing daylight hours actually have a noticeable impact on our energy levels, causing our biology to work against us.
According to Lisa Artis from The Sleep Charity, there is actually a hormonal reason why those 6am starts feel more torturous heading into October. The waning daylight hours, the Deputy CEO says, are actually playing havoc with our levels of melatonin – the hormone influenced by light which controls how and when you sleep.