Starving for light, how exposure to natural light effects our lives

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Far beyond the media's periodic expostulations about SAD, disruptive evening blue light, and vitamin D deficiencies, we've learned that:

more daytime light boosts a baby's sleep

24/7 bright lights in ICUs harm patients

circadian timing influences chemotherapy's effectiveness

many mental disorders are caused by disrupted circadian clocks

bright light therapy is more effective at treating those disorders (1, 2) than drugs

circadian disruption correlates with ADHD symptoms

two days of camping in dawn-to-dusk sunlight can reset the circadian clock

a lack of daylight seems to cause heart attacks

kids in sunlit classrooms learn 20–25% more than kids in classrooms without sunlight

circadian clocks are disrupted in both anorexia and obesity
 
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