Monday, 26 August 2019

Are you getting enough daylight?

Have you ever talked about the weather?

The weather in the UK is very strange. You can go from a boiling hot day to a day where it rains. There seems to be no sense in it at all. No wonder we are obsessed about the weather here, we just can't work it out.  And you can't please anyone when it comes to the weather. In winter it is too cold, too dull and too dreary, while in summer it is too hot, too dry and too bright!  Despite the moans and groans, the summer does feel better and brighter because you have more daylight hours to get things done, it is warmer and it just feels more relaxed than winter. 

But it is true, happiness and the weather or rather the amount of daylight hours you are exposed to are linked. In fact it affects your body more than you may be aware. If you don't get enough daylight you can become affected by SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD that relates to the amount of daylight that your body receives. 

Are you a Shift Worker or Night Owl?

I used to work in an office with shift workers and to be fair some of them were the most miserable horrible people alive. They just couldn't stop moaning, but there may be something in that. Sunlight can affect your mood. If you are sleeping during the up the normal light and dark cycles by sleeping during the day and being awake at night even under artificial light it can disrupt your metabolism. This will affect how you break down energy from food, the strength of your immune system, the chemicals in your brain and other things that determine your mood, weight, energy and more. It is not unusual for people that are up late at night or that regularly work night shifts to be heavier than people who don’t.

Not being exposed to enough daylight may mean that your body produces less melatonin, a hormone that is dependent on light. You produce more melatonin toward the evening, as your body gets ready for sleep and then when daylight comes the levels of the melatonin start dropping again. In winter months the cycle can get disrupted lead to some of the mood changes linked to SAD and less melatonin may also lead to lower levels of important chemicals the body uses to repair DNA, which  could potentially lead to more mutated cells that can trigger cancer.

It is important to find time to enjoy the sunshine even if you have 10 to 30 minutes a day it will help you feel better and will help your health too. In fact sunlight has such a positive effect on your mood. Serotonin is the brain chemical that’s most directly linked to mood with higher levels of this correlating with better mood and feelings of satisfaction and calmness, and lower levels link to depression and anxiety. A bright sunny day will give you higher serotonin levels.

If you feel a bit dull and down after hours working at your desk, it might be a good idea to go outside and get a bit of natural sunlight. 

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