Autism and ADD/ADHD symptoms are reduced by light that most closely matches natural sunshine, according to parents. Indoor Sunshine® reports that parents are very pleased with the flicker-free, full spectrum, white light that contains the colors of the rainbow. One parent said that her six-year-old son’s autistic support team reported that [...]
2000 mice were studied under specific light in a controlled environment over a two year period. The results were quite dramatic, demonstrating the connection between biologic function and full spectrum, natural light. […]
Under cool white fluorescents, male rats ate their children. Under full spectrum fluorescents, male rats were non-violent. Chickens under full spectrum light were calmer, attacked each other less, produced eggs with 24% less cholesterol, and lived twice as long. John Nash Ott, PhD, Health and Light, Simon and Schuster 1977. [...]
OBJECTIVE: In adults with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a delayed sleep/ activity rhythm and/or seasonal mood symptoms may contribute significantly to core pathology and disability. This study examined whether a chronobiologically based treatment, i.e., morning bright light therapy (LT), might have utility as an adjunctive treatment for adult ADHD in the [...]
Child psychiatrist Eugene Arnold, MD, conducted a study that showed states with less sunlight had higher rates of patients diagnosed with ADHD. “It's estimated that 13 million men, women and children in the United States fit the diagnosis for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD or ADD. A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized [...]
“Several extremely hyperactive children with confirmed learning disabilities calmed down completely and rapidly overcame their learning and reading problems while in the full spectrum lighted environment. The overall average academic achievement level showed significant improvement.” John Nash Ott, PhD., International Journal of Biosocial Research 1973. For more information, please contact: Sunshine [...]
Ten million people in the US can attest to the fact that the waning hours of sunlight in winter can provoke a dip in mood that may progress to full-fledged depression. Now a research team at Baker Heart Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has provided experimental evidence to support the long-suspected [...]
1. Alcohol withdrawal is a complex syndrome that ranges from anxiety, insomnia to delirium tremens. Common treatment is the application of sedative medication. Exposure to bright light in the daytime should advance the normal sleep/wake cycle and moreover it should improve the availability of man's adaptive behavior during alcohol withdrawal. 2. [...]
Sunlight is an essential nutrient of life on this planet. Unfortunately there are myriad ways in which we separate ourselves from natural light – buildings, tinted windows, sunglasses, and sunscreen, to name a few. We have only a fraction of the exposure to natural light that our ancestors had. In recent [...]
Worldwide substance abuse consequences are a major problem challenging health planners and providers. To mediate these problems effectively, further information on the variability of substance abuse prevalence and associated causes is needed. There is some evidence suggesting that latitude may present unique etiology for substance abuse because of northerly conditions such [...]