Comments on: Sunlight to Reset your Internal Clock

By: Greg Smith

Greg Smith — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:15:53 +0000

Great article! I agree and may also add, that it is the hours before midnight that is also important in achieving a good nights rest. I used to balk at this as a younger child, but now I firmly agree with my parents wise words of advice.

By: jacob beasley

jacob beasley — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:48:00 +0000

It sounds like you have seasonal depressive disorder. Get a florescent lamp and shine it in your face for 15 minutes a day. Seriously. I read this in a psychology textbook.

By: Juan

Juan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:37:47 +0000

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By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:47:07 +0000

I just added it. Thanks for taking the time to ask.

By: Juan

Juan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:35:16 +0000

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By: Evol.

Evol. — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:13:17 +0000

>I’m not sure if sunlight works best because of the spectrum or if it is just the intensity. You can get some benefit from artificial lighting,…

It’s mostly the intensity. Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany have much improved the quality of their night shift work with drastically brighter lighting.

Also the color plays a role. We are evolutionary heirs of animals going to sleep when the sky got reddish and being wide awake when there was much blue. If you do late computer work and want to fall asleep soon after, set the screen to a warm color temperature (reddish-brown). For staying awake set it to cool bright blueish.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:08:17 +0000

@Brian – You might try getting some of those light bulbs for plants and put them in your office. Five 100 watt bulbs should brighten up a room pretty well. I don’t know if it will work, but I find that when I’m getting tired, I can often get some more energy just by turning on a brighter light. In fact I have a 120 watt flood lamp attached to a shelf near my desk that I use for this.

Good luck and let me know if you find anything that works well for you.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:45:04 +0000

I have experienced this regularly. The problem I face is during dark gloomy days I get so tired I can barely function. I live in Florida and we had been having Spring until the last few days and my energy has plummeted as the clouds moved in. I wish there was a way to replicate the sun for 15 minutes a day.