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There are so many variables at play

These are low level experiments

None of them are blinded nor repeated on a large scale

There’s so many things you could justify with low level testing as such

How do you not know in the first study that it’s in fact green light that improves your circadian rhythm?

Also the fact people in the second study weren’t wearing glasses induces a placebo effect.

“The fact the levels of hormone were about the same” - what does that even mean? How is the hormone of a group measured ? Are they roughly the same age and if so, that doesn’t mean they’ve the same level of hormones

99% of research nowadays is incredibly poor. Researchers are incentivised to get valid results to get more funding…there’s never been a good study on blue light and I doubt it’s even possible to carry out in the world we live in today

ShiShi21m 4mo ago 💬 1

I feel you on the studies, there's definitely more to be done there.

I'm using my intuition here.

When I'm around dim lighting or even better situations when I have a stockpile of beeswax candles I fall asleep faster.

Further, if you look at the light spectrum a candle gives off versus led light bulbs or your phone / TV / computer screen you see the dicotomy quite clearly.

Lastly, increasing intensity light waves have been proven to increase cognitive function & alertness - that's not even up for discussion & obvious to anyone who has dimmers.

Conclusion: blocking light waves from entering the eyes when the sun goes down seems like a promising intervention to aid in drowsiness.

I will be trying this myself using a 20$ pair that has been proven to block blue & green light waves - mimicking candle light.

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Daire 4mo ago 💬 1

No one uses phone / TV / computer screen for its light though, there’s a compounding factor that they make people restless because they’re also relaying mentally stimulating information

I think the candlelight is a great idea ~ natural and all it does is provide light. Nothing else. No mental stimulation in the form of information from a TV or phone

If you watch enough marketing videos I’m sure the glasses will work ~ i wish you the best

ShiShi21m 4mo ago 💬 1

You don't use lightbulbs after sunset in your house?

Or your phone?

The mentally stimulating part is definitely part of it, but not all of it.

There's also the question of how bright the screen and proximity to your face - versus ambient lighting.

Your pineal gland is definitely affected by light, just close your eyes and shine a flashlight right at your "3rd eye".

I haven't watched a single video on this btw, just used my friend's in the gym and was intrigued.

For 20$ I'm going to conduct the experiment myself.

If it improves my sleep schedule I win.

If it doesn't it costed me nothing basically.

Daire 4mo ago 💬 1

I never said I didn’t

I recommend not but I’m a human being and as such, I do

I think candles are the actual solution to people’s problems - the ideal solution to this problem we’re discussing

I don’t think much else matters when talking about blue light and blue blockers specifically

You’re rambling into other things now like how we can detect light when our eyes are closed so I’m happy to leave it at this

ShiShi21m 4mo ago 💬 1

Zero rambling, just talking variables at play but this seems to be a frustrating conversation for you so I suggest you leave the topic alone 😂.

Daire 4mo ago 💬 1

I already suggested leaving it alone 👍

ShiShi21m 4mo ago

I meant as a whole, not just ending this conversation 🚀.