What a great way to possibly improve one's quality of life-and an easy one, too. Bright lights! Carol Bradley Bursack's blog about the Dutch study re: bright lights and melatonin
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Bright Ideas!
Bill
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 11:02 PMre: Bright Ideas!
Leah
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 06:36 AMHi, Bill! It sounds like you've got a wonderful sense of humor and a great outlook on life. Just remember that you can continue to get outside even on the colder days of winter (if you live in an area where winters are cold--I sometimes forget that not everyone lives here in the mid-Atlantic area!) Hope you get lots of opportunities to get outside at work. You are so right about sunlight improving one's attitude! Thanks for commenting!
Leah
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Sue
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 02:40 PMThanks so much for your post Leah - you sounds great! And this is a super topic. I even notice it whenmy kids have not been outside in the sunlight. Of course they just want to run and swim and play. But it really does change their disposition. And mine.
Anyway - good luck with your experiment. Let us know what the blood tests look like.
All the best, sue
Here are a few other posts/articles on lighting.
Lighting May Increase Quality of Life for People With Alzheimer’s
Study Highlights Influence of Light Levels and Melatonin for Alzheimer's
Lighting Up Alzheimer's - Video
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Leah,
I never paid much thought to it before but I think you are on to something - the importance of taking the time to get additional sunlight. I have started eating my lunches outside recently in part just to escape the sounds of the telephones ringing at the desk or the sounds of TV's playing while in the lunchroom. The other big advantage is that I can escape a sea of ultraviolet lights and get some fresh air and "escape" (if only for a half hour)
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I never really paid attention to the difference the sun might also play in my desire to leave the office. When it's sunny I am out there like a moth to the flame - too bad I get burned so easily!! For me small doses of sun while outside with friends can really change my mental outlook on life. I will have to try to compare and contrast the effect the sunny days have from the cloudy ones.
Just remember that each day ...even the gloomiest one... has a bright spot somewhere...it might be elusive but if you search hard enough...you will find it...too bad it might not have the added bonus of Vitamin D however
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