53 min
Heal Through Light, Part 1: Designing for the Eyes' Non-Visual System best kind
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In this episode we explore how we can design our spaces to facilitate health and well being through our sense of sight.
Our guest is Steven Lockley. Dr. Steven Lockley is a Neuroscientist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Co-founder and chief scientist of Timeshifter. With nearly 30 years of research experience, he is considered an international authority on circadian rhythms and sleep. Dr. Lockley works with clients such as NASA and Formula 1's elite on managing peak performance, shift work, and jet lag.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:38) What are the differences between the visual system and the non visual system?
(4:35) I'd love to hear more about your research and how we know the effects of lighting on the non visual system to be true.
(9:00) How would you recommend lighting for our eyes' non visual system for our home environment to help facilitate health and wellbeing
(10:47) What are some simple things that you could recommend for someone to do in their home to have the most immediate impact to redesign their lighting to be more effective for the non visual system?
(15:39) Does daylight have an effect on the non visual system that is beneficial for health and wellbeing?
(18:20) Is there a recommended amount of time that you shut off all lights & devices before bed?
(23:11) What are some of the studies done that proves that blue short wave length, 5000K or higher temperature lighting has an alerting effect on the body?
(25:45) Could you speak to the mood aspect of the effects of this type of light?
(27:47) Has anyone done any brain scans on natural light to see if there's anything different that shows up?
(29:07) If someone were to go to their local hardware store to purchase bulbs for their home to have more healthy lighting for their home (visual and non visual system) what would you recommend they look for?
(31:54) Is there such as thing of making the body too alert with light?
(34:41) What colors do and don't support the lighting design for the non visual system?
(41:19) Does a 5000K, short blue wave length light make your space look blue?
(46:57) Are there any lighting design tools you recommend for designers or lighting design enthusiasts?
(49:48) Is it possible that the sun may offer additional benefits to the human system that is yet to be discovered?
(51:34) If you could snap your finger and you could change one fundamental thing about lighting design globally what would it be?
(52:43) Closing thoughts
Resources:
ALFA by Solemma (click here)
Timeshifter (click here)
Music in episode from TELL YOUR STORY music by ikson™
Disclaimer:
- The Best Kind Podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other health care services, including giving medical advice.
- The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
- The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk.
In this episode we explore how we can design our spaces to facilitate health and well being through our sense of sight.
Our guest is Steven Lockley. Dr. Steven Lockley is a Neuroscientist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Co-founder and chief scientist of Timeshifter. With nearly 30 years of research experience, he is considered an international authority on circadian rhythms and sleep. Dr. Lockley works with clients such as NASA and Formula 1's elite on managing peak performance, shift work, and jet lag.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:38) What are the differences between the visual system and the non visual system?
(4:35) I'd love to hear more about your research and how we know the effects of lighting on the non visual system to be true.
(9:00) How would you recommend lighting for our eyes' non visual system for our home environment to help facilitate health and wellbeing
(10:47) What are some simple things that you could recommend for someone to do in their home to have the most immediate impact to redesign their lighting to be more effective for the non visual system?
(15:39) Does daylight have an effect on the non visual system that is beneficial for health and wellbeing?
(18:20) Is there a recommended amount of time that you shut off all lights & devices before bed?
(23:11) What are some of the studies done that proves that blue short wave length, 5000K or higher temperature lighting has an alerting effect on the body?
(25:45) Could you speak to the mood aspect of the effects of this type of light?
(27:47) Has anyone done any brain scans on natural light to see if there's anything different that shows up?
(29:07) If someone were to go to their local hardware store to purchase bulbs for their home to have more healthy lighting for their home (visual and non visual system) what would you recommend they look for?
(31:54) Is there such as thing of making the body too alert with light?
(34:41) What colors do and don't support the lighting design for the non visual system?
(41:19) Does a 5000K, short blue wave length light make your space look blue?
(46:57) Are there any lighting design tools you recommend for designers or lighting design enthusiasts?
(49:48) Is it possible that the sun may offer additional benefits to the human system that is yet to be discovered?
(51:34) If you could snap your finger and you could change one fundamental thing about lighting design globally what would it be?
(52:43) Closing thoughts
Resources:
ALFA by Solemma (click here)
Timeshifter (click here)
Music in episode from TELL YOUR STORY music by ikson™
Disclaimer:
- The Best Kind Podcast is for general information purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other health care services, including giving medical advice.
- The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
- The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk.
53 min