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Doctors assure us that the eye-rolling hack really works when you’re lying in the dark at three in the morning with your eyes wide open, desperately trying to drift back into the land of nod.
Health and wellness social media guru Heather Gordon backs up the medical advice: this intriguing trick is worth a shot. Ms. Gordon, who shares health and wellness content with her followers under the handle Pretty Sick Heather, posted a video detailing this magical technique.
How Does It Work?
First, the expert asked her fans to close their eyes. Then, they were instructed to perform a series of rolling eye movements without opening them. Start by looking down, then shift your gaze to the center. Next, look to the left before returning to the center, then to the right, and back to the center again.
But that’s not all. After looking up, you should roll your eyes clockwise, then counterclockwise. Finally, direct your gaze toward your nose as if you’re “cross-eyed.”
“You’ll do this as soon as you wake up and keep repeating the exercise until you fall asleep again. I’ve never managed to get through more than two cycles of the exercise without dozing off,” the blogger shared.
What Have Social Media Users Said About Their Experience?
In the comments, many of Heather Gordon’s followers reported that the hack helped them.
One user wrote, “It took me three cycles, but then I felt myself starting to drift off.” Meanwhile, another woman testified that this exercise helped her “sleep longer than ever,” according to the Daily Mail.
There’s a Scientific Explanation for This
Danish cardiologist Willem Gielen confirmed the effectiveness of the method in his blog on the content platform Medium. He explained that rolling your eyes is linked to the release of melatonin—a hormone that regulates our sleep-wake cycles.
By consciously rolling your eyes upward, you can trigger this natural process and encourage your body to initiate the sleep cycle.
Doctors always remind us that prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
Insomnia can be caused by stress, anxiety, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, noise, shift work, and changes in time zones.
If you regularly struggle with sleep issues, there are simple ways to improve your sleep hygiene. First and foremost, maintain a consistent sleep schedule, create a calm and cozy environment for sleep, and stay active throughout the day.
