Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness. Chang A1, Aeschbach D2, Duffy JF3, Czeisler CA3. Author information 1Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115; and [email protected]. 2Division of […]
RadioOneNetwork: Patrick Timpone Interviews Our Own Dr. Richard Hansler
Patrick Timpone’s radio interview with LBLs Dr. Richard Hansler about blue light at night and the vast Health benefits gained by blocking it. http://oneradionetwork.com
Study: Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Natural Melatonin Production
Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/271428.php
Beige Fat Cells: Keys to Healthier Fat [Updated for 2021]
Harvard Medical School http://hms.harvard.edu/news/beige-fat-cells-key-healthier-fat-1-16-14
Melatonin May Aid Weight Loss [Updated for 2021]
Sleep specialist Dr.Michael J. Breus writes how new research indicates that the sleep hormone melatonin may encourage weight loss, by increasing the presence of a particular kind of fat that actually helps burn energy. This may sound surprising, that the presence of fat in the body leads to weight-loss inducing fat burning. In recent years scientists have identified specific types […]
Psychology Today: Blocking Blue Light Helps Sleep? [Updated for 2021]
Blocking Blue Light Helps Sleep? Nighttime exposure to artificial light disrupts sleep. Published on September 10, 2013 by Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. in Sleep Newzzz http://www.psychologytoday.com/em/132988
Night Shift Workers Face Increased Breast Cancer Risk [Updated for 2021]
CBC Health: Melatonin, nighttime light and cancer links http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/07/02/breast-cancer-night-shift.html
CNN: Tips For Better Summer Sleep
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/06/health/sleep-summer Tune out technology & blue light prior to bedtime– The problem is that the blue spectrum light emitted by smartphones, iPads, laptops, desktops and TV sends a signal to our brain that we’re not going to sleep. The release of melatonin, the sleep hormone, is inhibited, which can hinder our sleep quality and quantity. […]
Nature Journal: Casting Light on Sleep Deficiency
Article in Nature Journal by Charles A. Czeisler, chief of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and director of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School: The use of electric lights and devices at night is distrupting the sleep of more and more people. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7450_supp/full/497S13a.html
CNNMoney I Started A Business After 60
Or in this case, after 80! Dr. Richard Hansler, co-founder of LowBlueLights.com, featured on CNNMoney. Richard Hansler’s “light bulb moment” happened in 2005. With over four decades of experience as a research scientist at GE, he wanted to focus on creating lighting products that wouldn’t interfere with people’s natural sleep cycles. At age 81, he […]