What is a circadian rhythm in general?
- Circadian rhythm refers to the internal biological process that regulates various physical, mental, and behavioural changes in our body.
- This internal “body clock” has a 24-hour cycle.
- It helps us to maintain a regular sleep-wake cycle, hunger and thirst cycles.
- Influences physiological processes such as: body temperature, hormone production, and metabolism.
- Our circadian rhythm is largely influenced by environmental cues such as light and darkness.
- Can be disrupted by factors like shift work, jet lag, and certain medical conditions.
The Circadian Rhythm in the Nobi lamp:
- Nobi follows the cycle of natural daylight: using variations in light intensity and color temperature.
- The light intensity increases gradually as the morning progresses.
- Around noon, when the sun reaches it’s zenith, the light intensity is at its brightest.
- The light intensity decreases gradually as the afternoon progresses to the evening.
- This can provide assistance to the internal body clock of people who spend the day almost entirely indoors.
The personal settings for the Nobi lamp: Light intensity:
- Can influence the circadian rhythm of Nobi.
- Light intensity set on 80% or less will safeguard the circadian rhythm.
- If the brightness is set above 80 to 100%, a great part of the circadian rhythm is lost.
- Above 100% you lose all the benefits of the circadian rhythm.
The personal settings for the Nobi lamp: Color temperature:
- Natural light consists of variations in cold white light and warm white light.
- The difference between the 2 lies in the color temperature.
- The lower the color temperature is, the more yellow the light is, the warmer the color of the light is.
- The higher the color temperature is, the whiter the light is, the colder the color of the light is.
- Cold white light has a lot of blue components in it = slows down/stops the melatonin production (induces sleep) = keeps us alert – active.
- Warm white light has hardly any blue components in it = no influence on melatonin production = helps to relax – calm down.
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