Asst.Prof.Dr. Onur Okan Demirci said, "In these days when most people barely see the sun, even if we wake up at 08:00 in the morning, we are faced with dark weather. Students and those who go to work have started to hit the roads in the dark. Most people have started to experience the negative psychological effects of waking up in the dark. The physiological, Many psychological and behavioral processes, sleep-wake cycle, body temperature, blood pressure, and the secretion of hormones are regulated according to the natural light-dark cycle. For example, body temperature, cortisol hormone level and blood pressure rise during the day and fall at night. Approximately 24-hour period These processes that follow the intervals are called circadian rhythm and are regulated by an internal mechanism in our body called the biological clock. Light is the main factor regulating this mechanism. Therefore, one of the most important providers of quality sleep is sleeping in the dark, as well as waking up happy and starting the day well. "Even if we cannot see the sun when we open our eyes, we need sunlight," he said.
"It increases low energy and negative emotions."
Assist. Prof. Dr. stated that the dark weather causes low energy. Demirci said, "No matter how quality we sleep at night, unlit air inevitably increases coldness, lifelessness, lack of energy, negativity and negative emotions when we wake up. The reason for this is the relationship between the sleep hormone melatonin, secreted in the dark, and the happiness hormone serotonin, secreted in daylight, your emotional state; depression." "It is important for creativity, mental clarity and our health," he said.
"It reduces work and school efficiency"
Research shows that natural light is an important factor affecting the productivity and efficiency of employees and students. Recorded by Asst.Prof.Dr. Onur Okan Demirci said, "This is exactly why waking up in the dark negatively affects our biorhythm and brings with it a series of negativities in our mental health and performance. Just as closed, cloudy, rainy and muggy weather creates a reluctant, low-energy, demoralized, introverted and pessimistic picture. If it causes loss of energy and performance, the person wakes up in the dark. It produces the same effect in the future. For this reason, sunlight should not only be seen as a tool for energy saving, but the effects of natural light on people's physical and psychological health should also be taken into account.
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