How far would you go to cure depression?

Circadian health in urban environments

Could moving from downtown to the outskirts shift your circadian rhythm for the better? Probably!

If you knew your environment was contributing to your depression (or depression in a loved one who lives at home with you)… would you move?

While not everyone is equally sensitive, some people are extremely sensitive to the negative effects of artificial light.

In fact, there can be up to 50-fold variation in individual sensitivity to artificial light as measured by melatonin suppression.

So if you or one of your family members falls on the more sensitive side, there’s a much higher likelihood of adverse outcomes relating to circadian disruption—most notably, depression.

Let’s look closer at how where we live plays into our circadian health:

The biological process of entrainment syncs the circadian rhythm with the local environment.

This happens prima…