Circadian Rhythmicity - Sunlight a La Carte: How to "Hack" Your Circadian Rhythm With 30min Light Therapy Per Day
Image 1: The last installment was all about avoiding artificial light, today we will use it to our advantage. In the last installment of the SuppVersity Circadian Rhythm Series , we have taken a brief look at some of the physical aspects of light, in general, and how they relate to the physiological effects sunlight and artificial light exert on our biological clock. We have identified the omnipresence of unnatural "light" (in the broadest sense) in our 24/7 x 365 world as one of the, if not the most important reason that our natural circadian rhythm and all the metabolic and endocrine parameters that depend on it got out of balance and we have discussed a couple of things that could be useful for anyone to either regain or retain the natural rhythm our genes have evolved with. In today's installment we are now (figuratively) turning back the time and take a look at the beneficial effects the same light(s) that keep(s) us awake, when we are long supposed to sleep...