Around the world different people are talking about how they use full-spectrum lighting in their day-to-day lives.  We feature some of the best here.

HEALTH
Popcorn Seed | Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark: 12 Natural Ways To …
That’s why full spectrum light and energizing your body for greater absorption of light is essential. Whether it’s winter or just feeling dark, this article will give you some natural modalities to absorb more light! Light is one of the …

Ten ways to beat the winter blues
I have full spectrum light bulbs over every reading chair in the house, but it’s important to buy those which have the proper day wavelength whatever that means. You need thirty minutes of light therapy everyday. …

More Winter Remedies
We spend most of our time in our kitchen early in the morning and evening, so we decided to replace the environmentally friendly bulbs with full-spectrum lights. There is some scientific evidence that “plant lights” improve one’s …

PLANTCARE
Indoor Sports
Products like the Windowfarm and Woolly Pocket Wally are intriguing, but a bit more investment of time and money than I was looking for and light would still be an issue. This year, I decided an over-the-sink shelf and a full-spectrum …

PETCARE
Ferret Toothbrush | Ferrets – We Love Ferrets
Some researchers believe that articial light (especially during summers) increase a ferret’s chance for adrenal disease and poor overall coat (and messed up shedding seasons). The best light is either a full-spectrum bulb or amber light …

EYECARE
Good Lighting May Be Best Way To Battle Impact Of Age-Related …
Full-spectrum light is ideal for older readers because it guarantees perfect color rendering, reduces eye strain and glare, and makes it easier to see …

PHOTOGRAPHY
An Experiment in Lighting | Photo By Holly
I went out yesterday and picked up a work light, and a pack of 100 watt, full- spectrum light bulbs. I wanted to have something else to use as lighting besides my camera flash! …. and since I am completely uninspired by any outdoor …

HOME DECORATING

Lighten up the Dark Days of Winter | Feng Shui Life Mapping
Nightlights: Add a decorative night light to a room or area that seems dark. Full Spectrum Bulbs: There is some controversy about the benefit of using them all the time as you are meant to only be exposed to such a spectrum during the …

Feng Shui for Winter Blues! Happiness, Health and Harmony
Use full spectrum light bulbs (such as GE Reveal Brand). Full spectrum lighting mimics sunlight and contains all colors of the spectrum. It also triggers serotonin production, which in turn, helps lift your mood and creates good …

Here are a few bathroom tips
If you have small windows in your bathroom and don’t get as much sunlight as you like you can put up a ceiling light in the center of the room which emits full spectrum light, akin to sunlight. Bathroom wall tiles …

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HEALTH
Top 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
Use light therapy which should elevate your mood. This is the standard treatment for SAD. Purchase special full spectrum light therapy bulbs and fixtures engineered to simulate natural light. These lights are very similar to sunlight. …

Health tips for January from Hazel Courteney
This is why we tend to feel more depressed and sleepy during the winter months. therefore, get out into the daylight as much as you possibly can, especially in the mornings, and if you work in an office without full spectrum lighting …

Ways to Beat Depression
Also, keep your shade up during the day, and if you live somewhere that doesn’t get much sun, think about getting a full spectrum lamp or light box. 6. Friends with Benefits. On cold, rainy days, it can be seriously tempting to cancel …

Natural Treatment For Season Affect Disorder | Healthy Horizons Blog
Replacing your light bulbs to full spectrum light at home and in your workplace can make a significant difference. Full Spectrum Light is actually a marketing term. It has no precise scientific definition, …

The “Sleep Mistake” Which Boosts Your Risk of Cancer
What your body needs for optimal functioning is the full-spectrum light you get outdoors. Using full spectrum light bulbs in your home and office can help ameliorate this lack of high quality sunlight during the day.

PLANTCARE
The Gardener’s Eden – Joyful New Beginnings: Bright-Green Herb
Rotate the pots once a week to keep seedlings growing straight, as opposed to leaning toward the light. For best results, you want to start your seeds beneath full-spectrum grow lights (keep the light source very close to the plants and …

Defender Network » Blog Archive » Growing Healthy Food Indoors
That’s why it’s best to grow herbs under grow lights. Select full-spectrum lights and leave them on for 12 to 14 hours a day. Keep the tops of the herbs close to the bulbs and the plants should thrive. …

Keeping Houseplants Healthy in Winter
If you have no brighter windows (due to shade trees or apartment living), you might want to consider the purchase of plant lamps that are designed to provide the full spectrum light your plants need. They can be mounted under shelves, …

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HEALTH

Beating the Winter Blues | Create Our World: Hitchhiking | Hoboing
Full spectrum light bulbs provide similar light as the Light Therapy lamp, yet you can put them in other lamps around your house. These are a cheaper alternative than the Light Therapy lamp and provide a similar experience. …

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Increase exposure to light indoors by replacing light bulbs with full-spectrum light bulbs. Unlike standard office and home lights, full-spectrum lights contain a range of rays from ultraviolet to infrared, with rainbow colors of violet …

Stress: Why is it bad, and how can we minimize it?
If your sleep cycle has become irregular due to your consistently bad sleep habits, simply reset it by exposing yourself to bright, full spectrum light in the morning, and minimizing exposure to light within two hours of desired bed …

jumping for joy… « Nourishing Your Sober Self
Of course, another aid to what is called SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is what my kids call the happy light, or the official name is full-spectrum lighting. Sitting in front of this type of light helps with mood and energy levels …

Managing Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Weather Changes
Just yesterday I re-ordered the full specturm, replacement, fluorescent light bulb for it. The old one had lasted over 2 years of day in and day out use. Its full spectrum bulb provided a natural sun light quality to my room all that …

ART
Home Art Studios, How to Create an Artist, Friendly Work Space
Ideally you can have ample natural light in your home with northern exposure lighting. In case you do not have enough light available, you will have to buy full spectrum lighting in order to have ample light in your workspace. …

PHOTOGRAPHY
The Importance of Good Product Pictures
My quick & dirty picture set-up is a piece of white foam poster board, a piece of cardboard wrapped with white tissue paper, my full spectrum craft light, a miniature size tripod and various knick-knacks from around the house to pose my …

MISCELLANEOUS
Cold Snap: Oh, Snap!
I also rigged up a full-spectrum light alarm clock. It has been getting harder and harder to get up in the mornings since it is so dark, and this is my solution. It worked like a charm this morning even though the timing was a bit early …

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HEALTH

What To Do When You’re Feeling Blue
If the weather or the short days are bringing you down, try to block the outside views and fill your space with as much light as possible. You might even get full spectrum light bulbs for your living and work space where you spend the …

Alternative Treatments for Depression | health 71
light therapy has been used to treat depression. Particularly useful in seasonal affective disorder (SAD), the light therapy focuses on exposure to full spectrum light, especially natural sunlight for several hours a day.

THE GERM THEORY OF DISEASE CAUSATION IS DEAD
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Full spectrum light and sunlight have a natural limiting effect on vitamin D production but UVB only lights do not and so they may poison the body with too much vitamin D3 production if used more than 15 minutes per day.

Get Some Winter Sunshine – The London Word
I was there to test Real Sunlight; a treatment that fully replicates natural sunlight and sunbathing, creating full spectrum sunlight with reduced UVA and UVB light. Evidently it is a safe and vetted way of guaranteeing that you catch …

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In October, replace “soft white” lightbulbs with full spectrum bulbs, or the really bright fluorescent ones. (2) Immediately upon waking in the morning, open all shades and blinds and turn on all lights. (This sets circadian rhythms …

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark | Medical Information
That’s why full spectrum light and energizing your body for greater absorption of light is essential. Whether it’s winter or just feeling dark, this article will give you some natural modalities to absorb more light! Light is one of the …

The more sun you get the less likely you are to get Breast Cancer …
Johns Hopkins University Medical School conducted a ten-year epidemiological study that showed exposure to full-spectrum light (including the ultraviolet frequencies) is positively related to the prevention of breast, colon and rectal …

Keeping the Dark Days Bright
Unlike standard office and home lights, full-spectrum lights contain a range of rays from ultraviolet to infrared, with rainbow colors of violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and a multitude of shades between. …

PLANT CARE
Caring for your indoor Bonsai Tree correctly is critical
In house bonsai trees ought to acquire two to four hours of natural or artificial sunshine. For bonsai, full spectrum flourescents can provide the required light quantities but the tree wants to be placed close to the light. Watering …

TERMINOLOGY
What Is Full Spectrum Light?
What is full spectrum light? Most of us may know nothing about it. On the whole, if we have healthy eyes, certain amount of light can be let in our eyes. But if the amount of light is reduced, some vision errors may occur.

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HEALTH
Eliminating Distractions
Full-spectrum lighting is preferred in an autism education facility, but non-fluorescent lighting uses considerably more energy, and an operations budget …

Paint the Winter Blues Yellow With 6 Coping Strategies
I replaced regular light bulbs in my house with full spectrum ones. I use full spectrum light bulbs because they simulate sunlight. But any electric light …

Barb’s Daily Dose: Migraines and Lighting
One teacher blogged that when she convinced the principal to replace fluorescents with full spectrum bulbs the number of students going to the nurse with headaches dropped from several a period to none. There are multiple similar …

WHAT’S NEW AT MY HOUSE: Chapter 10, Page 16, Book 10
If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder like I do, consider Full Spectrum Light bulbs in a few of your reading lights in your home and even perhaps your work space. In addition to diminished mood, our bodies’ ability to …

miso soup: Staying Healthy in the Autumn According to Traditional …
Full-spectrum light bulbs are helpful to people who are emotionally affected by the darker days of winter. These bulbs produce light the same spectrum of sun light. In Chinese Medicine, we make an effort to avoid “catching a cold or …

WORK BETTER
10 Questions To Ask About Your Work Office
Natural light is the healthiest, as it will help you be more productive and reduce your stress and fatigue. If you don’t have access to direct sunlight, then full-spectrum tubes, rather than fluorescent tubes, will help you feel better …

Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids | Corporate Responsibility
Another study demonstrated that students attending schools in full spectrum light attended schools an average of 3+ more days per year, and owing to additional vitamin D they received, they had 9 times less dental decay and grew 2.1 cm …

PLANT CARE
Growing vegetables, herbs and plants inside, no direct sunlight …
It’s difficult to grow herbs with no sun light but you can use full spectrum fluorescent tubes and hang the lights a few inches above the plants for greater light intensity. Posted in herbs. « Is this a freaky coincidence or what about …

Indoor Gardening Reviews: Indoor Grow Lights and Light Spectrum …
MH lamps are often enhanced red spectrum, but also a full spectrum light bulbs and blue spectrum. Overhead light: These grow lights are very effective in producing the spectrum of red light. They also have a long duration of use up to …

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Johns Hopkins University Medical School conducted a ten-year epidemiological study that showed exposure to full-spectrum light (including the ultraviolet frequencies) is positively related to the prevention of breast, colon and rectal …

The Benefits of Full Spectrum Light for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Full spectrum light for seasonal affective disorder can alleviate sadness and depression associated with this disorder during the cooler months.

HEALTH – EYECARE
Rx Frames N Lenses Ltd. » Blog Archive » Computer Eye Strain Relief
… see if you can replace the current fluorescent tubes with new “full spectrum” fluorescent bulbs designed to be more similar to sunlight and therefore more comforting to the eyes than conventional fluorescent lighting. …

HOME DECORATING
7 Easy Home Gym Decorating Ideas « Home Gyms for Sale
Another thing to consider when it comes to a gym at home decorative lighting. If you’re room is dark and dirty, probably will not dospend much time there, so make sure it is lit. You can also get in some full spectrum light bulbs, …

BIRD CARE
Parrots and Parrot Cages | A Guide To Housing Your Pet Parrot …
You can artificially fortify your parrot’s diet with vitamin D, but a better alternative may be to provide your parrot with access to a full spectrum light – a lamp that mimics natural sunlight. …

PLANT CARE
Greenhouse Gardening in the Fall – Home Garden Magazine …
If you don’t need supplemental heat, the best option is to buy a fluorescent light fixture and then select full spectrum fluorescent bulbs for it. As you can see, fall greenhouse gardening can take on many forms, depending on the type …

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You can also make use of special lights whereas rising a indoor herb garden. The develop-lights, as gardeners call them, can present full spectrum mild that is similar to sunlight. Although the lights are a expensive than common lights, …

CRAFT
: My Favorite Free Motion Quilting Tools
The tiny little light bulb that comes on your sewing machine is nowhere near enough light for sewing. While you are at it, swap out all your bulbs for Reveal/daylight/full spectrum bulbs, you won’t regret it! …

How Lighting can Effect Dyeable Shoes | Shoe Talk
One thing that is important to keep in mind when approving the color of your shoes is that lighting can affect the dyed color. Natural, outdoor lighting is full-spectrum light with ultra-violet light ranges that will affect the color …

FISHCARE
Aquarium Lighting Is Important For The Health Of Your Tank | T5 …
If you want to keep anything other than a basic fern plant, you need a tri-phosphor tube or full spectrum flourescent bulb which will provide the full spectrum of light that plants require. Aquarium lighting for tanks with plants is …

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But have you ever wondered why plants respond so well to full-spectrum light?

The answer lies in a plants anatomy – a part of the plant, called the “stoma” controls the inflow of carbon dioxide and the outflow of oxygen.  This allows photosynthesis to take place.

Scientists studied plants that were given full-spectrum light and others that were given only a portion of the light spectrum.  Those that were given the full-spectrum had greater levels of transpiration (carbon dioxide/oxygen flow) and so great ability to photosynthesize.

The full article can be found here.

The conclusions seem to be allow your plants to be in natural daylight or if you can’t (eg indoor seedlings or pot-plants) then full-spectrum light bulbs will allow for more vigorous growth.

Previously referenced plantcare links

• Indoor Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners – Home Garden Magazine …
• Do fluorescent light bulbs help plant grow? | Lights For Plants
• Everything On Cheap Greenhouses For Sale | Best Home Improvement Ideas
• Flower Meaning and Care » Blog Archive » The Best Options in …
• Children Grants » Tending to an indoor Bonsai Tree correctly is …
• Common Mistakes Of The New Gardener | Top LED Grow Lights

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HEALTH
Emotional Intelligence and Feeling Good
However full-spectrum light used in the poultry industry causes chickens to live twice as long, be calmer and less aggressive, and produce eggs 25% lower in cholesterol. Apparently, even human cholesterol levels drop when people are …

SAD Light Therapy – News and Articles on Health
This light triggers the pineal gland through the eyes. Full-spectrum, or “bright white” light is specifically indicated for periods of 3-4 hours per day, from October to April. (And it goes without saying, the person receiving light …

Several Effective Methods to Relieve Depression – Best Insomnia Cure
Light therapy. It uses a combination of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), fluorescent lamps and lasers to produce the full spectrum of light under controlled circumstances. This type of therapy has been shown to be effective in treating …

Don’t Get SAD in the Winter — Brighten Your Mood With Full …
He notes that the prevalence of SAD pioneered the discovery of an effective treatment method in the form of full spectrum light therapy, also known as phototherapy. A number of scientific studies have found that the effectiveness of …

You Could Be A Victim of “Sunlight Starvation”: 5 Surprising …
Serotonin, a brain hormone associated with mood elevation, increases with exposure to light. Conversely, the hormone melatonin increases with less light, making us feel tired. Full spectrum lights have been shown clinically to be highly …

Full Spectrum Sunlight And Inner Health
In one experiment, a tumour-susceptible strain of mice lived more than twice as long under full-spectrum light as they did under standard lighting, and rats exposed to full-spectrum light had significantly lessened tumour development. …

Light Therapy for Insomnia
Light therapy uses powerful lamps with full spectrum light, which have been found to be effective in treating insomnia and SAD. Other ways of achieving strong light is from lasers, light emitting diodes and fluorescent lamps. …

Light Incandescent | Lights Out
Many bulbs are being designed as full spectrum light bulbs. Full spectrum light bulbs are not a specific type of light bulb, but rather a description of light bulbs produced. Full spectrum light bulbs produce light that is similar to …

HEALTH – EYECARE
Avoid Eye Strain and Fatigue with These Helpful Exercises …
Again, with the lighting at home or work, try and use full spectrum florescent bulbs, which filter imbalanced light to increase contrast, show true color and reduce glare. An added bonus to using full spectrum florescent bulbs is that …

Why Trading is Destroying your Body | zero hedge
Use full spectrum lighting. Lighting, like sunlight, that covers the visual spectrum makes things easier to see. Adjust the color setting on monitors and screens. Some even allow you to adjust the color temperature. …

HOME DECORATING
How To Choose Desk And Study Lamps | Articles Fox
But if the bright light is welcome but only the halogen bulb doesn’t agree with you, then you can fit a full spectrum of light bulb in your desk or study lamp. That way you get the brightness of daylight without the headaches that can …

How Skylights Can Benefit Your Home And Your Family : Hypercup.org
Not specifically about full-spectrum light bulbs but talks indepth about the value of full-spectrum light.
Imagine reading by beautiful sunlight instead of the harsh overhead lights. Natural light is full-spectrum, which means it’s generally better for your eyes, your body, and your mind. You’ve probably experienced this for yourself. …

Expert Lighting Advice | The Lighting District Blog
We installed full-spectrum lightbulbs all around the window frames—eight bulbs per frame—and then I hung elegant plantation shutters with very wide louvers. You tilt the louvers in any direction and they scoop up the light and shine it …

BIRD CARE
Full Spectrum Lighting – Parrot Forum – Parrot Owner’s Community
I just received my full spectrum light. It is a 15 watt bulb from Featherbrite, that sits on top of the cage. It has an attachment that raises it.

FISH CARE
Managing Your Flowerhorn Aquarium | Fish Tank Filters
If sunlight isn’t possible in your living space, getting a full spectrum light is advisable. Be sure to leave it on for four to eight hours a day to maintain the color development of your Flowerhorn. …

PLANT CARE
Flower Meaning and Care » Blog Archive » The Best Options in …
The basic fluorescent bulbs do lack the warmer end of the light spectrum, but you can find full spectrum or “daylight” fluorescent bulbs, and they are the best choice. For some orchid species that require high-intensity light it may be …

Children Grants » Tending to an indoor Bonsai Tree correctly is …
Indoor bonsai trees must receive 2 to 4 hours of natural or artificial sun light. For bonsai, full spectrum flourescents may supply the necessary lumination amounts but the tree needs to be placed in close proximity towards the light. …

REPTILE CARE
Bearded Dragon Lighting Help? | Everything For Your Pet Lizard and …
“Tһе Super UV fluorescent lamp іѕ a full-spectrum daylight lamp tһаt produces tһе optimal amounts οf beneficial ultraviolet rays, 3% + UVB аחԁ 7%+ UVA, wһісһ һеƖр process calcium fοr bone growth. Itѕ color-enhancing, natural-daylight …

What is the best light/heating lamp and filter for my new turtle …
As far as lights, we use Full Spectrum Lights. They produce light just like the sun. All of our turtles are water turtles, so we have water heaters. Keeping the water at temp keeps the tank at temp. Our turtle setup: 250 gal tank. …

PHOTOGRAPHY
Can’t I use a regular floor lamp with full spectrum light bulbs as …
Even the amateur lights for sale are too high for me. What is the difference in those and the full spectrum sewing lights you can buy at craft stores or just.

MISCELLANEOUS
BLOOD KNOT: The Frog
The light I use at my tying desk provides me with full spectrum light, in order that the flies I construct will not change color when brought into the real light of day. Often, however, I am still amazed at the difference, and wish that …

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HOME DECORATING
Decorating a Dorm Room with Lights
If there is no window, choose a full spectrum light bulb that mimics natural sunlight. Take down outdated curtains or window coverings. If they belong to the dorm owner (usually the college or house parents), return them or keep them

Derek Loves Shopping » Tips on how to survive in a small home
Use full spectrum light bulbs to energize and enliven your home. Have lots of dinner parties. People actually socialize better in small spaces. And, as an added bonus, apartment dwellers who entertain take better care of their homes.

About Desk and Study Lamps | Need Landscaping Ideas?
If you like a really bright light when you study but don’t like halogen bulbs, you can also try using a full spectrum of light bulb in your desk or study lamp. That way you get the brightness of daylight without the headaches that can …

BIRD CARE
The Basics of Pet Bird Care
Since most pet birds are kept indoors, some owners and aviaries install full-spectrum lighting. Full- spectrum fluorescent lighting simulates natural sunlight. Birds have keen eyesight and need the variations of light only found in …

PLANT CARE
Common Mistakes Of The New Gardener | Top LED Grow Lights
If you are starting out with grow lights I would suggest a full spectrum type of light preferably a LED light as they are easy to manage and require no extra accessories to work correctly. HID or fluorescent work equally as well if you …

Good grow light for an avocado tree?
I sprouted my avocado seedling about 7 months ago and it was doing so well while it was warm outside. It is now a bit cooler and it pretty much spends it’s.

MISCELLANEOUS
To be considered full spectrum light desires to register ninety or …
There has been lots of talk in recent years about full range light bulbs. These are light bulbs which cover the entire light wavelength from infrared to near-ultraviolet.

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