Visible Spectrum of Light

Color is a vibration. Each color has a distinct frequency or vibration due to wavelengths. With our eyes, we can only perceive a very narrow range of vibrational frequencies, which is called visible light, called the rainbow of colors.

Red has the longest wavelength and violet has the shortest, however past both of these colors on either end of the spectrum we have a host of light waves that are not visible, but are used in modern science and medicine. Radio, television, microwaves, x-rays, and lasers are but a few of the technological innovations using electromagnetic waves that are part of our everyday society.

But what do we know about the effect that colors (the visible spectrum) have on us? Ironically, scientific study has not been focused on the visible spectrum and been largely ignored, but it is now starting to evolve and acknowledge things like the aura as well as research into how different colors affect us differently and the restorative benefits.

How can visible light be ignored? A human being needs at least twenty to sixty minutes of sunlight every day.

It is absorbed through the eyes and the skin. We need natural sunlight to maintain the vitamin D level in the body, critical for calcium absorption, as well as to prevent depression. As the days get shorter, this becomes a critical factor. All colors are present in a full spectrum of light; sunlight completely balances the system with all color rays.

Full spectrum light bulbs, since they mimic the qualities of natural sunlight, are a great to use in the winter!

When balanced with all the vibrational color rays of sunlight, we feel happy and energetic. For example, most people will agree that working in an office with no windows can be depressing. The cold winter months and overcast seasons can also be gloomy, but full spectrum light bulbs can make the indoors look like the height of summer. Full spectrum light bulbs are said to not only improve mood, but also energy, learning ability, and behavior.