Light Pollution - not to be taken lightly

Everyone who leads an urban life somehow gets affected by some form of pollution or the other, but the unique one among all of them is light pollution. Very recently, things have changed and the scientists have come to the conclusion that the available light facilities are massively responsible for many health hazards.

The problems that people suffer from light pollution are as follows:

Using backlit smartphones and tablets during bedtime causes insomnia.

Women who live in a place with high outdoor lights are prone to breast cancer.

Do you know that chronic exposure to artificial lights can initiate depression among people? Most of them also suffer from loss of memory, mood swings, and learning disabilities.

People who are directly subjected to excessive light can develop problems like obesity and even certain varieties of cancer.

Excess light affects the production of certain hormones, regulation of cells and other related biological activities.

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