Chasing the Sun
By Linda Geddes
The New Science of Sunlight and How It Shapes Our Bodies and Minds. Wellcome Collection, 2019.
Summary of Chasing the Sun book by Linda Geddes
An illuminating exploration of the relationship we have with the sun, including its influence on our health and daily rhythms, and how its light is significant to our wellbeing.
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What do you get from this book? Science-driven evidence on the enormous impact of sunlight on our lives
Your body’s internal clock uses sunlight to set the rhythms of many biological processes within you
Electric lights and extended exposure to screens has disrupted our natural rhythms with the sun
People who work shifts without regular sunlight hours experience harmful health fluctuations and impairments
The sun’s UV rays have a medicinal effect, and we can use sunlight to treat and cure diseases
In places where seasons drastically reduce and increase daily sunlight, people can experience severe depression
By using light to calibrate our circadian rhythms, we can improve our immunities and boost the strength of our medicines
When shiftwork, jetlag, or time changes throw our internal clocks askew, we can use the sun to reset ourselves
Even though our biology is linked to the sun, our society has yet to align with that type of thinking
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Who should read Chasing the Sun book
- Anyone interested in their health
- late shift workers
- healthcare professionals
- science enthusiasts
About the author of Chasing the Sun
Linda Geddes
Linda Geddes writes about medicine, technology, and science as a correspondent for The Guardian. She also worked as a news editor for New Scientist magazine and won multiple awards for her journalism and storytelling, including the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Association of British Science Writers. Geddes’s other bestselling book is the pregnancy companion, Bumpology.
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