The hypothalamus receives light energy through the eyes and coordinates and regulates most of our life-sustaining functions. It also initiates and directs our reactions and adaptations to stress. The hypothalamus is composed of two zones and maintains harmony within the body. While one zone controls the sympathetic nervous system and stimulates hormone production, the other controls the parasympathetic nervous system and inhibits hormone production.
The pineal gland is the body’s light meter. It receives light-activated information from the eyes via the hypothalamus in the brain and then sends hormonal messages throughout the body. The pineal gland is located between the two brain hemispheres and behind and above the pituitary gland. Even though the pineal gland is the size of a pea, its functions are vast.
BEWARE! Fluoride added to many medications, water supplies, crop sprays (e.g., cryolite on grapes), and a poultry deboning process hardens the pineal gland and disrupts its functions. This, in turn, affects hormone production and all other gland functions.
The pituitary, referred to as the master gland, is also stimulated by light. The anterior pituitary affects the thyroid, adrenal cortex, testes, ovaries, breasts, muscles, internal organs, and the growth of long bones. The posterior pituitary affects mammary glands and kidneys.
The health of these glands and the proper balance of light waves (without glasses) are the main factors in preventing hormonal imbalances, depression, infertility, various types of cancers, and numerous other diseases.
Many people suffer from chronic malillumination because of pollution and our modern-day indoor lifestyle. Like malnutrition, this creates imbalances in the ability to function as a healthy human being. In addition, artificial lights, (e.g., fluorescent lights), sunglasses, eyeglasses, contact lenses, window glass, tinted glass, and tanning lotions distort absorbed light waves. Many well-known studies show that distorted light waves cause depression and hormonal imbalances. Fortunately, some manufacturers produce sunglasses, contact lenses that do not distort light waves, and full-spectrum lighting products.
A 1980 study by Dr. Fritz Hollowich showed that humans sitting under distorted light waves experienced a drain of energy and produced the stress hormones ACTH and cortisone. These hormones, when produced often, act as growth inhibitors and weaken the immune system.
Through time-lapse photography taken for Walt Disney, photobiologist Dr. John N. Ott discovered that the radiation from distorted light waves harms plants, animals, and humans. Without sufficient daylight, plant, animals, and humans become unhealthy and susceptible to diseases. He stated, “There is no question the UV light in large amounts is harmful. However, in trace amounts, as in natural sunlight, it acts as a life-supporting nutrient that is highly beneficial.”
Ott, a pioneer in his field, believed light to be the missing link in cancer research. He has written many excellent books on the subject and founded the Environmental Health and Light Research Institute and Ott Light Technologies in Tampa, Florida.
Studies done by Dr. Ott and others reveal that artificial light (giving off distorted light waves) contributes to agitated physical behavior, fatigue, cell mutations, infertility, and reduced mental capabilities. This knowledge has been taken seriously in most Scandinavian countries and Germany, where they installed full-spectrum lighting in schools and public buildings. In the United States and other countries, many schools and public buildings built from the 70s to the late 90s were designed like prisons without windows, then furnished with unhealthy lighting. Full-spectrum lighting should be mandatory in all schools and public buildings.