New research links light exposure to heart disease, obesity, and Alzheimer’s.
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If the insidious dangers of light pollution are alarming, the solution, on an individual, short-term level, is surprisingly simple: We need blackout curtains. “It is important to maintain as dark of a room as possible while you’re sleeping,” says Dr. Phyllis Zee, a neurologist at Northwestern University, founder of the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, and co-author of both studies mentioned above.
A total of 50% of our genes are tasked with keeping the body’s many systems on track. And each system’s balance lies in the hands of the others. For example, when we eat late at night, our livers trigger our metabolism; simultaneously, our brains signal rest, rendering both processes less effective. This circadian confusion is why we experience fatigue, constipation, brain fog, and the inability to focus when we’re jet-lagged.
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