Sentences with phrase «exposure to natural light»

She said the new experiments are important because they demonstrate just how powerful exposure to natural light — and darkness — can be.

If sufficient exposure to natural light isn't possible, indoor light therapy has been shown to help relieve sleep and mood imbalances.

As described above, there are some people who can simply enjoy exposure to natural light and get the same effects.

Exposure to natural light during the day affects your biological clock, so being outdoors will help you feel more alert (especially if it's cold out!)

Roenneberg says people are spending much less time outside, which gives their bodies less exposure to natural light that helps set biological rhythms for an earlier sleep schedule.

January is traditionally a low point in the academic year as students face the stress of exams and winter depression which, due to the lack of exposure to natural light, is at its worst.

Buildings used to be designed with the climate in mind with big opening windows to the exterior; shading and bris de soliel to the south; shallow working areas to maximize exposure to natural light.

Cherry is also prone to darkening with exposure to natural light or even intense artificial light.

«Exposure to natural light throughout the day would help keep you more awake,» says Orma.

According to a 2014 study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, office workers with more light exposure at the office enjoyed many benefits, including longer sleep durations, better sleep quality, and better quality of life compared to workers who did not have much exposure to natural light at work.

Light is an important environmental cue for regulating your body's inner clock, so exposure to natural lighting conditions over the course of the day promotes drowsiness at bedtime (Wright et al 2013).

Camping and exposure to natural light helps prime your body for an earlier bedtime, researchers say

It's well known that exposure to natural light affects mood, and that shortened days (whether we're shortchanged naturally by the change the season or manually by the shift from Daylight Saving Time) can make people feel blue.

Recent research shows that children require a minimum exposure to natural light of around two hours per day to reduce the risk of developing myopia.

Researchers hypothesized that factors like earlier reading of small print, less exposure to natural light and more use of artificial light, and intense pressure to succeed all contributed to the higher rates of vision problems in these countries, especially in children.

Park 20 20's buildings employ many Cradle to Cradle - inspired strategies, wherever possible, from orientation to the daily and seasonal path of the sun to maximize exposure to natural light, to photosynthetic optimization of surfaces.

They are fed organic food and live in a similar environment to their ancestors, whereas conventionally grown animals can be raised in tiny indoor cages, like battery hens, for example, or pigs in sow stalls or gestation crates, with little or no room to move and no exposure to natural light.

«These results could also point the way to prevention of a sub-group of ADHD, by increasing the exposure to natural light during the day in countries and states with low solar intensity.

For an added boost, try exercising outside when possible, as the exposure to natural light and the Vitamin D will have added benefits.

«Weekend exposure to natural light was sufficient to achieve 69 percent of the shift in circadian timing we previously reported after a week's exposure to natural light.»

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD) Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that appears related to fluctuations in the exposure to natural light.