Students had a 2.5 times better attendance record in rooms with broad spectrum lamps. That is they were sick much less frequently. The following resource has been contributed to The Lighting Center by United Energy Associates, The Certified Lighting and Power Quality Specialists. Full Spectrum Lamps Essay Research during the last ten years shows that the physiological and psychological effects of artificial lighting are very significant and quantifiable. The amount of light is important but the composition, of quality of light, is perhaps the most important factor, affecting health, temperament, and the ability to see clearly.
Sunlight is the most critical element of virtually all forms of life.
The broad spectrum lamps provided by United Energy are the closest approximation of sunlight available in fluorescent lamps. The studies and reports summarized here explain why it is so important to use natural sunlight type lighting wherever possible. All chemical, mineral and vitamin substances taken into the body have unique-wavelength absorption characteristics. Wavelength energy penetrates the skin and interacts directly at the molecular level with chemicals and minerals in the blood supply, aiding in the substance breakdown for assimilation into the body of the desirable substances and excretion of the undesirable. Broad spectrum lamps and sunlight produce wavelengths that kill numerous bacteria, molds, yeasts and viruses.