How lighting can affect your mood

How lighting can affect your mood

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Do you feel that you are not "quite yourself" when there is a lack of light, but you do not understand exactly why? Have you noticed how your mood seems to improve when you are in a brighter room or room give an attractive look or when the weather is good? This is not due to your imagination. Studies have shown that the level of light affects our mood. But how does light influence it and how can you adjust the lighting in your home to improve it?

Low Light = Low Morale?

As mentioned above, low light levels affect how you feel. Without going too much into the details of scientific terms, here are the two substances that have a direct influence on our mood and morale: melatonin and serotonin.
Melatonin is essential for controlling your sleep and waking process and is usually higher around bedtime. It also helps control weight gain.
Serotonin, on the other hand, has many features and acts on sleep, appetite, memory, mood and the fight against depression. More precisely, serotonin has a direct action on your happiness.

What is the effect of lighting?

There are two side effects, both psychological and physiological, related to poor lighting. For example, low light conditions affect the amount of melatonin that is produced, creating an imbalance in your body. A high level of melatonin implies a low level of serotonin and therefore a feeling of depression and drowsiness.
On the contrary, higher levels of light help maintain your body's balance, increase your serotonin levels and are sometimes even used as a therapy to relieve common emotional problems.

Increase the light!

How can you improve the mood in your home? Do you have to flood it with sunlight to be in a good mood all the time? Not quite. Here are some ways to brighten up your interior and get the most out of your new knowledge of serotonin and melatonin.

During the day:

Lighting powerful enough or the contribution of sunlight will give you more energy and increase your alertness.

In the evening:

It is recommended to turn off the lights or use warm color temperatures (from 2700K to 3000K) to relax in the evening.


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