Exposure to Lights at Night Increases Cancer Risk
by Karen Lynch
Wow.
According to research conducted in Northern Israel … “exposure to light at night is the most powerful factor in breast cancer besides genetic defects, according to a new University of Haifa study.” Too much light at night interferes with the production of melatonin — and an arm of the World Health Organization recently decided to classify shift work as a probable carcinogen.
Let me clarify … we’re not talking small household night lights here, we’re talking about living on brightly lit city streets or factory night-shift lighting. My suggestion: if you are exposed to serious lighting at nighttime you need to investigate this study further. Start by reading the Washington Post article about the findings here.
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