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Is sunlight still beneficial through a window?

  • 02-01-2021 08:57AM
    #1
    Worztron
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    Hi.

    Are serotonin and other benefits of sunlight (circadian rhythm, etc.) still there when it shines through a window?

    Thanks.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."

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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,993 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Glass blocks UV so less sunburn, tanning and Vitamin-D
    And blocks Infra red because of the whole greenhouse effect thing.

    But you still get the brightness.


  • #3
    Worztron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,952 ✭✭✭Worztron


    I ask as my canteen at work has large windows and faces the south and we get plenty of sunlight coming in. My lunch breaks are very short so I'm wondering if I need to rush out to get a couple of minutes of sun or is there benefit enough by just staying put?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    [Deleted User]
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    Worztron wrote: »
    I ask as my canteen at work has large windows and faces the south and we get plenty of sunlight coming in. My lunch breaks are very short so I'm wondering if I need to rush out to get a couple of minutes of sun or is there benefit enough by just staying put?

    Take some good quality vitamin d. Minimum 5000 iu


  • #5
    Worztron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,952 ✭✭✭Worztron


    SouthWesterly wrote: »
    Take some good quality vitamin d. Minimum 5000 iu

    I already do - 2500 IU, daily, for years. It's not the vitamin D that I'm too fussed about though - it's the other benefits of sunlight that I also want.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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