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[...] Councils and local governments from Paris to Brooklyn have replaced high-energy sodium bulbs (the warmer, yellow ones) with energy-saving LED bulbs (with a blue light emitting diode, which can feel harsh in comparison). As well as street lights, most of us are exposed to blue light through smartphones, computers, TVs, and in the home.
Earlier this year, the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry published a paper by a group of prominent psychiatrists that warned of the potential effects of LED lighting on mental illness.
It raised concerns about the influence of blue light on sleep, other circadian-mediated symptoms, use of digital healthcare apps and devices, and the higher sensitivity of teenagers to blue light.
[...] Studies of the impact of blue light on healthy adults show it inhibits melatonin secretion which disrupts sleep and can affect quality of life, physical and mental health and susceptibility to illness. Previous studies of sleep disorders in children and adolescents show a clear and consistent relationship between sleep disorders and frequency of digital device usage.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday July 17 2018, @03:07PM (2 children)
I always feel totally wrecked for two solid hours after I first wake up.
I've been to two different sleep doctors and have had four sleep studies. Nothing helps.
I have reason to suspect that I am metabolically unable to absorb Vitamin D. This because both my witch doctor and my GP tested my blood for Vitamin D, found that it was way too low and so they each prescribed eight week courses of massive doses of Ergocalciferol. When I'm not on the prescription Vitamin D I take massive doses of over the counter Cholicalciferol.
Despite consuming vast quantities of Vitamin D, my blood tests still say it's way too low.
Potentially that is happy news for me as perhaps I could sleep like the rest of humanity were I to inject some D every day.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 17 2018, @04:11PM
I might have gout or something like that. And my feet hurt when I first get up. I don't have to pee in the middle of the night. My weight goes up and down a bit. I take vitamins even if I think they aren't necessary. Bowel movements seem okay.
Fuck are you boring.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by TrentDavey on Tuesday July 17 2018, @04:23PM
You might find this interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/magazine/the-young-woman-was-a-healthy-and-avid-runner-now-she-could-barely-walk-why.html [nytimes.com]
She had low phosphate levels too from an overproduction of a hormone called FGF23.