Lifts your mood
Long periods of dull, gloomy weather and continuous exposure to artificial light, not only makes you feel down in the dumps, but can actually play havoc with your hormones and lead to a form of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
If you spend a lot of time indoors, an environment flooded with natural light, even on dismal days can help increase your serotonin levels. This ‘happy’ hormone is naturally produced when the human body is exposed to natural light. It will lift your mood and generally make you feel better.
Boosts productivity
Working in a room filled with natural light will boost your energy levels and increase productivity. Whether you’re working from home or at the office, reading a book or cooking in a kitchen, you’ll have more energy and enthusiasm in a naturally lit environment as opposed to artificially lit conditions.
Gives you Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential for absorbing calcium and keeping our bones strong. Vitamin D deficiency can cause weight gain and even serious illnesses so it’s important to receive enough to keep our bodies healthy.
Even if you’re indoors, a naturally lit room will help your body absorb this vital vitamin.
Helps you sleep better
Did you know the accumulation of sunlight you receive during the day can have a direct impact on how you sleep?
Artificial light can reduce the amount of melatonin produced. This hormone is essential for helping us sleep well, as well as regulating our body clocks to ensure our sleep-wake cycles are balanced. Living in a home with natural light can help keep your sleep patterns on schedule as well as improving the quality of your sleep.
Good for your eyes
Whereas artificial light from computer screens, mobiles and fluorescent lights can strain and damage your eyes, natural light stimulates the production of dopamine which helps healthy eye development, and regulates normal eyeball growth in children and adolescents.
Natural views
Who doesn’t love a room with a view. Scientists believe patients with a view through a window recover from more quickly from surgery. A view of your natural surroundings, even if it’s a small garden can make you feel far better than a room with smaller windows and walls.
Natural light solutions
The Glass Room Company offers a range of natural light solutions for your home including glass rooms, awnings, verandas and textile roofs so you can enjoy your natural surroundings and reap the health benefits of natural light all year round.
Contact us today for help and advice on the perfect natural light solution for your home.