Light Bulb Recommendations
Let’s talk about strategies for choosing the most effective upgrades in lighting. You don’t need to switch out every light bulb in your house to see a benefit. Start with the lamp by your evening chair, or the location where you spend the most time exposed to light in the evening. LED ceiling lights, if used for a few minutes during the day, maybe to vacuum, don’t need to be a priority.
Nick Pinault uses what he terms The 3D System for making choices about EMF mitigation: Downtime, Duration and Distance. The closer something is to you, how long or strong the signal is present, and whether it occurs during sleep time affect how much priority there is to change your environment.
Downtime: What you do during your sleeping hours is the most important. Sleep is your body’s time to rest and recharge. If lighting disrupts your sleeping area then it should be a priority.
Duration: How long are you exposed to the source? A few minutes on a dim red screen is different than watching a whole movie on a bright blue LED TV, right before bed.
Distance: How far away is the source of light? Bright lights overhead at night signal your body that it’s still the middle of the day.
What light bulbs are best?
Incandescent light bulbs are clearly the preferable choice here. Incandescent bulbs have a healthy low color temperature, a great color spectrum, high CRI, and no flicker! They also emit no dirty electricity and have a pleasant color and effect on your eyes and eyesight.
While there are several brands of incandescent on the market, they can be sometimes hard to find, and illegal to buy in some states. Yes, that’s very sad.
VIGEO Recommendations
For brighter, full spectrum lights, try Chromalux. They have been around for over 60 years and may even help with Seasonal Affective Disorder! These are bright bulbs, and if they are directly in view then get the frosted bulbs.
For a more amber or red, dimmer light to use at night, try Block Blue Light. Sweet Dreams is an amber light perfect for reading in the evening, or the Twilight is a red bulb that helps balance out the light from a TV or other blue screen. They also have a new option the Biolight, which switches between modes.
For a full spectrum bulb also with Infrared, check out Nira Lighting.
Want to Learn More? https://healthlighting.com/blogs/lighting-guide/a-complete-guide-to-light-bulbs
Now remember, light bulbs by their nature do not have enough ultraviolet or infrared light to meet your body’s needs. You need to get those from the sun if possible, or from a red light panel. The last newsletter in this series will talk about lighting for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and for getting Vitamin D.
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