Lyndsay Close, marketing manager of software developer amBX, explains the benefits of circadian lighting and how Heanor Park care home in Derbyshire has seen the light.
Circadian lighting replicates natural light in order to support human circadian rhythms, otherwise known as our sleep-wake cycle or internal body clock.
We are all governed, to some degree, by our internal body clock - the timing, intensity, colour and wavelength of light are key factors in regulating human circadian cycles and our sleep and wake patterns. Disturbances in the circadian rhythm can have a physiological and mental impact, and often causes poor sleep patterns.
Circadian rhythms are produced because of natural factors within the body, but the external environment can affect how they work.
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