Liffrea
12-01-2009, 02:31 PM
Artificial light lets us work, socialise or shop throughout the night but HUGH WILSON says the effects on our body clocks could be disastrous for our wellbeing
THE human race evolved in a world of bright days and pitch dark nights. When the sun went down only the moon and the stars provided faint illumination and even the campfires, candles and oil lamps that came later were dim compared to modern lighting.
Our senses have spent the last century trying to come to terms with a new cycle. Whether it's the strip lighting in a late-night supermarket, fl ickering TV and computer screens or the street lamps outside our bedroom windows, electricity has all but eliminated true darkness from our nights.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/143490/Reset-your-body-clock
THE human race evolved in a world of bright days and pitch dark nights. When the sun went down only the moon and the stars provided faint illumination and even the campfires, candles and oil lamps that came later were dim compared to modern lighting.
Our senses have spent the last century trying to come to terms with a new cycle. Whether it's the strip lighting in a late-night supermarket, fl ickering TV and computer screens or the street lamps outside our bedroom windows, electricity has all but eliminated true darkness from our nights.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/143490/Reset-your-body-clock