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2019 special edition
January 16, 2019
Winter Sun and our Home Lights
Keep Alive The Dream
Monday, January 21, 2019; 11AM-6PM
Highland UCC, 7600 NE St., Portland OR 97213
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by K ay n eWell
t he l ight b ulb l aDy
We are spending our time in
rainy and cloudy Oregon. Outside,
a blanket of clouds hide the sun,
shifting and muting the colors of
light that reach us. The greying of
the sunlight tells our bodies that
we should eat more carbs, sleep
more and slow down. Society,
however, requires us to maintain
the same hours as summer and ex-
pects us to enjoy the same activi-
ties. Our bodies and minds say no-
o-o. We call this S.A.D.; Seasonal
Depression Disorder.
During the days of sunshine,
the light of the sun clues our body
to morning and evening activities.
The clouds of winter hide the sub-
tle color shifts from the sun that
tell us the time of day. We use this
light to compare the Kelvins of
light bulbs.
Light created by humans light
up our homes and businesses
enough to see but it does not have
the same color shifts to replace
the messages of the sunlight. By
selecting bulbs with comparable
light colors or Kelvins to the sun
for our activities, we can help our
bodies feel like we are experienc-
ing a bit of the sun’s colors. The
Lighting designed to replace real sunshine is used to fight
seasonal depression that can come with the sunless, cloudy, and
raining days of winter.
key to using light bulbs to replace
sunshine has two very important
elements. The color Kelvin to
match the time of day or night you
want to replace and how close the
light is to real sunshine. [CRI-Col-
or Rendering Index.]
With few exceptions, fluores-
cent bulbs are 82 percent of nat-
ural light. Halogen and Zenon
lights are 98 to 100 percent of
morning sunshine, excellent light.
LED bulbs range from 70 percent
to 90 percent of sunshine. To get
to the 90 percent range, select a
bulb with the Kelvin number 927,
930, 941, 950 or 965 in the code.
See the box to find the code.
Visit me at Sunlan Lighting,
3951 N. Mississippi Ave., for light
bulbs and lamps to light up your
world.