Do you really need eight straight hours of sleep to feel healthy and well-rested? Evidence suggests that our ancestors flourished using a practice known as segmented sleep. Historians and biologists both investigated how we slept in the past, both to understand daily habits back then and to understand how we should be sleeping now. Interestingly, […]
New Research Uncovers How Light Color Affects the Sleep-Wake Cycle
New research is suggesting that light color may be as important as light intensity when it comes to regulating the sleep-wake cycle. Sunlight is not always pure white light, even though it appears this way. Throughout the day, light hits our atmosphere at different angles, producing slight color changes. While we only rarely notice the […]
Blue Light Detrimental Before Sleep, but Possibly Beneficial Before Surgery
While the neurological effects of blue light can keep you up at night, they may actually help you recover from surgery. Between televisions, smartphones, tablets and laptops, blue light is almost ubiquitous in modern society. Ridding your world of screens, even for a few hours before bed, is a challenge for many people. This constant […]
Light Therapy as Effective as Drugs for Treating Major Depression
Hope is restored to the millions that suffer from depression as new research reveals light therapy is highly effective—even more so than Prozac—in treating non-seasonal major depression. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is a common mental disorder that affects an estimated 350 million people globally. It is also the leading cause of disability worldwide. […]
Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder: The Summertime Blues
Most people have heard of seasonal affective disorder, or the winter blues. However, some people experience similar symptoms in warm weather months. Researchers are investigating reverse seasonal affective disorder, or summertime depression, in more detail. New studies in chronobiology suggest that there is a very real biochemical basis for this common health problem. The Link […]
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