Can We Break Our TV-in-Bed Habit?

It’s not like we’re glued to the tube ordinarily, but at night we like to wind down watching stuff we DVRed or late-night talk shows. A lot of times we fall asleep with the TV on, and whoever happens to wake up in the middle of the night shuts it off. But now, a doctoral student from Ohio State University, who recently conducted a study, suggests watching TV in bed is bumming us all out, mainly because of the artificial light.

It’s true that after a while of living with someone, you can establish unhealthy shared habits, and we know that having a TV in the room is not necessarily conducive to sleep, but we didn’t know it was this bad! Next we’re going to find out that sharing a pint of ice cream while we watch TV in bed is bad for us too! (What? It is bad for us? Great.)

When I read studies like this, I start thinking that maybe we should adopt healthier habits. But then again, which of these studies am I supposed to believe, and which are bogus or just not totally valid? If I listened to everything I read online and in magazines, I’d be doing a lot of crazy stuff. And now I have to be concerned that catching up on Breaking Bad is giving me and my man the sads. What’s a girl to do?

What’s your opinion of watching TV in bed: Bad for your health or just a harmless diversion?