A must-read for all who take electric light for granted

THE LIGHT DOCTOR is a must-read for all who take electric light for granted. Dr Moore-Ede makes the compelling case that the light you see is as important to your health as the food you drink, the water you drink, and the air you breathe. He provides conclusive evidence that too many LED lights on store shelves produce cheap and bright "junk light" which can be as unhealthy for your body as junk food.

It is over twenty years since electric light at night was first identified as a carcinogen. Since then, thousands of scientific studies have documented the sobering health risks associated with our chronic exposure to blue-rich LED and fluorescent light in the evenings and at night. When we disrupt our circadian clocks with unhealthy light, breast cancer, prostate cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, insomnia, anxiety, and a shortened lifespan result.

Yet over 90% of the lights sold today are static blue-chip LEDs and most consumers are quite unaware of the risks. THE LIGHT DOCTOR explains the science of lighting health in easily understandable terms and serves as a practical guide for finding healthy lights for your home, schools, workplaces, hospitals, and senior living facilities.

The book is written for anyone interested in living a healthier life with the correct lighting. The information provided in this book is backed by a recent survey of 248 scientists by the Circadian Light Research Center, led by Moore-Ede. The scientists, who have collectively published 2,697 peer-reviewed scientific articles on circadian clocks and light, confirmed that human circadian clocks are highly sensitive to blue wavelengths, and exposure to insufficient daytime blue-rich light and excessive blue-rich light at night, leads to many major health disorders.