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Feb 19 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Not much data out there but even #redlight with a high lux will suppress #melatonin & disrupt #circadianrhythm.

So make sure your red light machine is far from you at night to reduce intensity! Use a lux meter.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16687299
Light exposure in evening, night & morning affected circadian phase of #melatonin levels. In addition, even longest wavelengths (631 nm, red) & intermittent light exposures induced circadian resetting responses & exposure to...
low light levels (5-10 lux) at night when sleeping with eyes closed induced a circadian response. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30311830
These results show that positive mood mean difference of PANAS between no light and red light is significant with p=0.001. Tension, depression, fatigue, confusion and vigor from BRUMS are not significantly changed while we can observe the significant change in...
anger mood. Finally, we can also report that the blue light of LED-backlit computer screen significantly suppress #melatonin production (91%) more than red light (78%) and no light (44%).

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2411003…
Disruption of CR from red light or any light differs by individual....

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24797245
Melatonin is not the only data point to assess when looking at light at night.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19712442/
High intensity red light was as effective as white light (780 microW/cm2) in suppressing NAT activity & pineal & circulating melatonin. Red-light-inhibited nighttime NAT activity & suppressed nocturnal melatonin levels in retinally degenerate & normal rats ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8586959
high intensity 600nm orange light suppresses melatonin

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp…
These results show that positive mood mean difference of PANAS between no light and red light is significant with p=0.001. Tension, depression, fatigue, confusion and vigor from BRUMS are not significantly changed while we can observe the significant change in...
anger mood. Finally, we can also report that the blue light of LED-backlit computer screen significantly suppress melatonin production (91%) more than red light (78%) and no light (44%).

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2411003…

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Feb 22
Turn off the lights at night!

3 lux is not a lot of light but those in study below who regularly had night light greater than 3 lux were obviously fatter, having a higher body weight and BMI than those who used less light.

"The odds...........

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Jan 28
USING AN IPAD FOR A BABYSITTER IS CHILD ABUSE.

WHY?

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Jan 23
IS THERE UV LIGHT AT SUNRISE?

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WHY SEE EVERY SUNSET FOR GOOD HEALTH?

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THIS IS A QUANTUM BIOLOGICAL MURDER SCENE

What is being murdered? Your #mitochondria.

Who is the murderer? You are.

What is the murder weapon? Light.

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Mitochondrial mass murder.

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