And sometimes the results are startling, Fallon says. There are cases of people I've met with full-blown dementia that was reversed with appropriate medication. In one study, rats were placed in a cage fifteen feet away from a television set. Although the sound was turned off and all visible light from the screen was shielded by a piece of black cardboard, the rats became hyperactive and aggressive. However, if a lead shield was placed over the black cardboard, the rats behaved normally.
Radiation exposure decreases as the square of distance.
This means, for example, that children sitting a foot from the television are bombarded with 25 times more radiation than they would be at five feet away, and 225 times more than the unfortunate rats in the study. Similar findings have been reported for decades. In the classrooms with full-spectrum lighting, however, behavior and classroom performance as well as overall academic achievement improved markedly within one month after the new lights were installed. Full-spectrum lights have been designed to correct these deficiencies. Fat usually is regarded as a nutrient that should be avoided at all costs, but that is not the case.