Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms
The circadian rhythm controls a wide range of functions in the human body and is required for optimal health. Disruption of the circadian rhythm can produce inflammation and initiate or aggravate chronic diseases. The modern lifestyle involves long indoor hours under artificial lighting conditions a...
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| author | Jan Martel Nicolas Rouleau Nirosha J. Murugan Wei-Chun Chin David M. Ojcius John D. Young |
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| description | The circadian rhythm controls a wide range of functions in the human body and is required for optimal health. Disruption of the circadian rhythm can produce inflammation and initiate or aggravate chronic diseases. The modern lifestyle involves long indoor hours under artificial lighting conditions as well as eating, working, and sleeping at irregular times, which can disrupt the circadian rhythm and lead to poor health outcomes. Seasonal solar variations, the sunspot cycle and anthropogenic electromagnetic fields can also influence biological rhythms. The possible mechanisms underlying these effects are discussed, which include photoentrainment, resonance, radical-pair formation, ion cyclotron resonance, and interference, ultimately leading to variations in melatonin and cortisol. Intracellular water, which represents a coherent, ordered phase that is sensitive to infrared light and electromagnetic fields, may also respond to solar variations and man-made electromagnetic fields. We describe here various factors and underlying mechanisms that affect the regulation of biological rhythms, with the aim of providing practical measures to improve human health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1b88e678521846f690cd324bb8a86d392025-08-20T03:31:34ZengElsevierBiomedical Journal2319-41702025-06-0148310082410.1016/j.bj.2024.100824Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythmsJan Martel0Nicolas Rouleau1Nirosha J. Murugan2Wei-Chun Chin3David M. Ojcius4John D. Young5Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan.Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USADepartment of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of California, Merced, CA, USADepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, USAChang Gung Biotechnology Corporation, Taipei, TaiwanThe circadian rhythm controls a wide range of functions in the human body and is required for optimal health. Disruption of the circadian rhythm can produce inflammation and initiate or aggravate chronic diseases. The modern lifestyle involves long indoor hours under artificial lighting conditions as well as eating, working, and sleeping at irregular times, which can disrupt the circadian rhythm and lead to poor health outcomes. Seasonal solar variations, the sunspot cycle and anthropogenic electromagnetic fields can also influence biological rhythms. The possible mechanisms underlying these effects are discussed, which include photoentrainment, resonance, radical-pair formation, ion cyclotron resonance, and interference, ultimately leading to variations in melatonin and cortisol. Intracellular water, which represents a coherent, ordered phase that is sensitive to infrared light and electromagnetic fields, may also respond to solar variations and man-made electromagnetic fields. We describe here various factors and underlying mechanisms that affect the regulation of biological rhythms, with the aim of providing practical measures to improve human health.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417024001276ChronobiologyElectromagnetic fieldsLight therapyMetabolic disorders |
| spellingShingle | Jan Martel Nicolas Rouleau Nirosha J. Murugan Wei-Chun Chin David M. Ojcius John D. Young Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms Biomedical Journal Chronobiology Electromagnetic fields Light therapy Metabolic disorders |
| title | Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms |
| title_full | Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms |
| title_fullStr | Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms |
| title_short | Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms |
| title_sort | effects of light electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms |
| topic | Chronobiology Electromagnetic fields Light therapy Metabolic disorders |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417024001276 |
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