Dr Ott: Two hours of bright light in the evening

PHOTOBIOLOGY
Starting from a high-school hobby of time-lapse photography, the late John N. Ott, DScHon,19 founded the new Science of photobiology. He was active into his tenth decade.

Dr Ott's last book, one of many publications, is Light, Radiation and You: How to Stay Healthy (1990).20 In it he wrote: "Mankind adapted to the full range of the solar spectrum, and artificial distortions of that spectrum--malillumination, a condition analogous to malnutrition--may have biologic effects." In an interview published in 1991, he noted: "There are neurochemical channels from the retina to the pineal and pituitary glands, the master glands of the whole endocrine system that controls the production and release of hormones. This regulates your body chemistry and its growth, all organs of your body, including your brain, and how they function."21

The critical reader will ask: where are the controlled, scientific tests supporting Dr Ott's statements? The answer to that question is: who can make money promoting sunlight? Think about it.

SIDEBAR:
Two hours of bright light in the evening can sometimes cure symptoms such as weight gain, depression, carbohydrate craving, social withdrawal, fatigue and irritability.22

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