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Nothing works without lights when you work for television but its important in our everyday life to 90 percent of all perception is our vision thats how do light and colors affect our health this is what todays shows all about and this is why im going to talk to dr reef heights about how light can damage our skin and about how light can heal our skin lights can even help protect us from the Novel Coronavirus how it works as a disinfectant take a look at our report ambulances are filled with viruses and bacteria which could be destroyed by using ultraviolet light but the technology for disinfecting ambulances this way has only recently been developed now the company been so has made a quantum leap it has introduced a u. V. System into ambulance ceilings which can disinfect the interior in less than 10 minutes the l. E. D. Lights are more effective and less toxic than traditional disinfection measures this shows a range of cleanliness deep violet areas are 99 percent pathogen free while white areas such as the structure 100 percent of them was to not afford and we used to disinfect the vehicle in the hall after all before each use by hand we had to go through the whole process and the problem was that the disinfection wasnt standardized and consistent but this is a technological system so the human error factor isnt there anymore disinfection is now consistent it. Doesnt its own space the process was to. Delap in collaboration with the phone home for institute in the town of since 2014 it has been conducting research with the lights which work better and are more variable than fluorescent lights. 265. 00 nanometer wavelength is much more efficient use of. By using the radiation we achieve double the amount of disinfection. Doesnt it so its lasting. And thats very valuable during the coronavirus pandemic. Many body functions are dependent on light light influences our home or. Our Blood Pressure or pulse and it can even affect the way we fight off infections in the morning the percentage of blue light is particularly high it effectively stops the production of our sleep well attorney and it increases the level of testosterone and it increases our Blood Pressure and it makes us ready for the day. From midday on words light has a lot of yellow components this is why are so alert in leaving the blue light diminishes and the red light comes to life this is when we produce military honors and this is where we go to sleep and this is why the artificial light we use to turn night into day can mess up the whole system. There seems to be no escaping blue light radiated from computer monitors smartphones t. V. s and only the lights and new studies show it can damage your eyes. Man and on a sunday are both students on a typical day theyll be staring at screens of various kinds from morning until night. And i left and im in front of them a lot for studying for checking and summarizing slides checking emails and of course for entertainment netflix music and the like. Here cut off from all of it can add up to 10 hours a day of. The problem is that blue light can cause long term damage to our vision of the mall or just all ash house has been researching the effects of blue light on the retina to cancun the blue line exposure causes a condition known as related Macular Degeneration its the most common cause of blindness in german and. Macular degeneration which only used to be seen in older patients destroys the macula this small area in the center of the retina is responsible for focused blue light penetrates deep into the eye right through to the retina where it triggers the formation of toxic substances as they accumulate they eventually lead to the degeneration of the eyes photoreceptors which never grow back as a result our vision worsens. Its to be expected in old age but many people are unaware that the blue light radiating from computer and phone displays accelerates the process we accompany martin and other central to an appointment with the eye doctor will he see signs of toxic deposits on their retina. And intestine him to Guantanamo Bay control if were looking for possible damage by blue light you would particularly interested to see if there are deposits in the different retina layers of into sheet metal cheese to the op larval thank you dont have him. So their eyes are still fine for the time being but blue light is everywhere and will be our whole life Long Companies that make glasses have found a new market nation glasses with blue filter lenses are they just a marketing ploy or are they actually beneficial we asked the students to wear the blue filter glasses for 3 days on a sunny day blue light levels are 600 times higher than a normal display but theres a difference outside its so bright that our pupils contract in a natural response to protect the eyes. Thats not the case with the computer screen so did the glasses help. I didnt notice much difference i did have this feeling that bright light seemed a little warm of the eyes but i didnt have the impression that it made my eyes more relaxed. Than i was able to concentrate longer while sitting in front of the screen and i was also able to work longer. Than that so the effect of the specs seemed to be in the eye of the beholder they might be an option for people who wear glasses and spend a lot of time in front of a screen but there are no real standards for blue filters yet in the meantime how about switching to night mode on your screen and spend less time in front of those screens. Use warm white l. E. D. Lights which are between 2703000 counting. And try to get out more itll give your eyes a much needed break. Gazing into the distance from time to time relax with your eyes staring constantly onto your smartphone on the other hand damages your eyes they will start to flicker water and each and burn we doctors call this digital i disease u. V. Light is responsible for our town and that helps us produce vitamin d. Which is essential for our bone health and many other things on the other hand u. V. Light can damage our skin it leads to sunburn it leads to wrinkles and its a main cause for skin cancer so how should we deal with light this is what im going to ask dr pipes from the inventors clinic here. Hello dr levine. Hello we need the sun for our rhythm for our moods and for wellbeing but how much sun is actually dangerous this is dependent on the skin type. People have a very fast skin and plant or red hair may be very sensitive to sun they may get sunburn even after a few minutes in the sun people with docs can sense it if to the sun and they do not need as intense Sun Protection fortunately ever what also counts is the cumulative sun exposure which people have to wring their life because this predispose us to skin cancer the greatest dangers of black and white skin cancers the socalled really no more than almost getting cancer. Types at risk. No patience with fast skin this is skin type one and skin type 2 are at increased risk of both white skin cancer and black skin cancer malignant melanoma the most common types of skin cancer. Types of skin cancer basal cell carcinoma. Well ignat melanoma is less common but also more aggressive and unfortunately the incidence is increasing people with docs can develop may also develop malignant melanoma but sometimes at other parts of the body which are not so much exposed to the skin such as the fingernails the foot soldiers and the membranes what signs and symptoms should be watch out for white skin cancer often manifests quiet and suspiciously it looks like a red pepper to. Which may grow and which may become us right at the end begin to believe and have a crust. If patients have a lesion which looks like this and which does not they should see the ontology. Black skin cancer is usually doc as the name says to distinguish black skin cancer so malignant melanoma from benign you find there is a simple rule with applies to most asians this is but a b. C. D. E. Roll rule. Stands for asymmetry b. For bordeaux c. For carlo d. For diameter and you for innovation if illusionists is symmetric. Has irregular bought us is colored very dark regularly has a diameter off more than half a centimeter and is elevated criteria for. Prevention is the most important thing so how do you protect yourself one thing which is important is to put on sunscreen with some protection factor which is high enough on the other hand you should make sure to wear clothes which are adequate Sun Protection for example a cap when youre out in the sun for a long time or chat with long sleeves in addition you should make sure that you do not spend too much time in the sun around one and that you do not get some. Doctors would like to Dance Studios because the u. V. Radiation is especially dangerous there are. Many light skinned people seek out tanning studios because it makes them feel attractive and healthy but indoor tanning is not a healthy trend for. The World Health Organization puts tanning beds on the group one list in the same class is cigarettes and especially if that means there is an elevated risk of developing cancer if you use sunbeds regularly. The w. H. O. Says young people are particularly endangered its cause for concern in germany because the number of teenagers frequenting tanning studios has been on the rise in recent years even though minors are legally prohibited from using them. As sensitive skin and has never been to a tanning studio but for the purpose of this report shes going to visit one now. With a hidden camera shes curious to see if she will be asked to present a valid i. D. To verify or age as is required by law dermatologist zilker Schneider Bush is seeing more and more cases of young people with melanoma got it lets outside their humvee treated a lot of young people with. Advanced cases of melanoma in the hospital a i. Hope thats lying. And when you see how fast this cancer can spread metastasize and reduce someones Life Expectancy its shocking and very sad. That. This is what the skin tumors can look like. A met a study in 2012 concluded that of 64000. 00 cases of malignant melanoma diagnosed in western europe each year about 3400. 00 were triggered by the use of tanning beds and estimated 800 deaths were scribed to sunbed use back to our tester emilia. Its been my own skin type one that means i have very light skin i have to wear lots of sunscreen in the summertime because my skin burns so easily. The tanning salons should be turning emilio away but thanks to her hidden camera its clear that few of the business is actually checked your age gaps you probably should as i tested yet they were interested in my age or seen my idea maybe i just look override us is sure no one gave her advice what do experts say. This is very frightening but it proves what we were afraid of that young people are still being allowed into tanning salon that has to change. And. Now amelia is doing another test thats less risky son face a free app created by the University Hospital shows how her skin could look with excessive sunbed use and the damage it causes and its not just to light skinned people sun beds increase the risk of skin cancer for people of all complection zz. U. V. Radiation can not only called skin cancer it also weakens your immune system that means your body is less able to fight viruses bacteria or fungal so especially in times of corona you sort of boys