How to get Natural Light into your Home

Dark is gloomy and bright is happy — this is a subjective feeling or emotion that is common to everyone, anywhere in the world. The reason is simple — our minds and bodies need sunlight because it is a natural source of energy and vitamins. The dark may have its attraction, but it does not nourish us as sunlight does. It is not just light that we need. We crave natural light in the form of sunlight. Artificial light is okay but does not offer the health benefits and mood upliftment that sunlight does.

Avoid Vitamin D Deficiency

This is a critical nutrient that reduces the risk of heart disease, controls weight gain, fights bone loss, and helps to prevent cancer. The National Institutes of Health report that an estimated 1 billion people in the world suffer from vitamin D deficiency. Ensuring you get enough exposure to sunlight keeps you safe.

Avoid A Depressing Environment

The onset of autumn and then winter with its shorter days and reduced availability of sunlight causes a medically recognized condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder a form of depression that affects about 6% of the population. A larger 14% suffer from the less severe but still serious Winter Blues. Sun Impacts Your Mental Health

Avoid The Health Risks of Fluorescent Lights

In some people, extended exposure to fluorescent lighting can trigger an elevated stress response that makes them anxious and on edge. Spending a long time under this type of lighting could also increase the risk of eye strain, migraines, and similar disorders. The more sunlight you are exposed to, the less the health risk.

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Improved Sleep

The human metabolism is conditioned to function at its best under sunlight and slow down when it is absent — this is called the diurnal cycle. Getting enough exposure to sunlight during the day results in higher metabolic rates which translate into a better and more restful sleep at night. Sunlight is very important to improve your sleep

Reduce Infections

Sunlight is a natural disinfectant so the more of it that is available in your home, the healthier it will be. Fresh air and sunlight can reduce infection risk. So it is better to use more ventilation to bring sunlight into your home, and Skylight Dealers in California such as Sunlight Concepts helps you to do that

Increasing Natural Light Indoors

There are a few simple steps you can take to brighten your home the natural way:

• Use mirrors to reflect and bounce sunlight around a room. The thumb rule is the more reflected light the better, keeping space and décor considerations in mind.

• Thick heavy curtains may look elegant, but they restrict the inflow of light. Use thinner curtains that allow the maximum amount of light that you are comfortable with to enter.

• Using light-colored paint on the walls may not increase the amount of sunlight in a room but it will make the area appear brighter and happier.

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The Most Effective Way To Bring Sunlight Indoors

There is always scope to increase the amount of sunlight available to you and by doing so, protecting your family’s health. In every home, there are areas where not enough natural light is available and artificial lighting has to be used, even during the day. Installing additional windows or skylights is a costly, messy, complicated, and often unviable job. Installing a daylighting system is cost-effective, simple, and requires no structural alterations. The natural light that a daylighting system captures from the roof of the house and carries to even the most interior parts of the home is nothing but pure sunlight, with all its benefits. Sunlight Concepts has been in the daylighting systems business for a long time and are acknowledged experts in the field. Solatube is the world leader in daylighting systems and we are the Premier Dealer for the Bay Area. From a full range of models and accessories to choose from, a variety of lighting fixtures to ensure that the systems blend seamlessly into the décor, quick (typically under 2 hours) and clean installation and free virtual or in-home consultations, we are your one-stop destination for all your daylighting needs. Whether you want to install a daylighting system in your home or just want to know more about the systems and technology, contact us and we will be glad to answer all your questions.

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