Health and Light : The Effects of Natural and Artificial Light on Man and Other Living Things - Tapa blanda

Health and Light

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Thus 1st Printing. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. Light Creasing on Front Cover, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age; "ZZ" and "Do" Stamped to Upper Edges. How light can work for you . . . for your health, your emotional well-being and your vibrant energy . . . no matter where you live or work! SUB-TITLE: The effects of natural and artificial light on man and other living things. INTRODUCTION BY: James W. Benfield, D.D.S. COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY: Peter Angelo Simon. CONTENTS: Introduction by James W. Benfield, D.D.S.; Preface 1. The Light Side of Health 2. How It Began 3. The Electromagnetic Spectrum 4. Reluctant Apples and Timid Tiger Lilies 5. Light and the Endocrine System 6. I Break My Glasses 7. An Experiment with Phototherapy on Human Cancer Patients 8. Chloroplasts and Light Filters 9. Animal Response to Light 10. Biological Effects of Tinted Lenses 11. Effects of Radiation on Biological Clocks 12. The TV Radiation Story 13. Trace Amounts of Radiation and Full-Spectrum Lighting 14. Photobiology Comes of Age 15. Routine Opposition to New Ideas as Standard Procedure 16. Signs of Encouragement; Afterword; Appendix: Papers Presented by John Ott; References and Sources; Index; About the Author. SYNOPSIS: Light is a nutrient. Like food, the wrong kind can make us ill. The right kind can cure many ills and keep us well! That's the message of this break-through book, the first to study the astonishing effects of light--natural and artificial--on human beings and all other living things. Why sunglasses may provoke illness and eye disease; The relationship of color-TV radiation to cancer, and of fluorescent lighting to fatigue, malaise, and hyperkinesis in children; How arthritis responds to a daily treatment of full-spectrum light; Why pink fluorescence can bring on hypertension, headaches, and insomnia; How light therapy has cured skin cancers, near blindness, and goiter; How proper indoor lighting can increase productivity, improve health, and create happier people; With a new, updated afterword. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 004568

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