SLEEPING WITH LIGHT ON MAY CAUSE CANCER!!!

Thanks to my friend who let me read this article~ It is useful~

SLEEPING WITH LIGHT ON MAY CAUSE CANCER!!

KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were warned.

Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical hat fights cancer. Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough melatonin being made, they say.The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute. Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin levels drop.'Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.

About 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than ever..

This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.

Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had higher levels of breast cancer.
Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have lower rates of cancer, it was found.

Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.

I agree that, thanks also for sharing to the others who may not aware that. Our mind will stay alert and does not rest properly if there's are light sources.

Though I knew it long ago, I used to switch on bright light for a couple of months before my SPM (sorry to my sis who held so much grudges because she has to suffer too since we sleep in same room). too presure that time and having nightmare once the light off. I cant even get to sleep soundly everynight and that time I nearly got mental problem because of lacking sleep. Sleeping is very important in our life but not everyone can get a quality sleep at night So value it when you're able to sleep soundly everynight (soundly means sweet dream, not making sound while you sleep).

This article is true!! Thanks for sharing!

....Nani ...? in here (my hostel) i use to switch on th light even when im in dreamland.... thanks for the information n thanks for sharing... ...
starting today im gonna switch it off FOR SURE...

Hahaha! I really want to switch off the light in my hostel room. But, I never imagined to have a roommate wth nyctophobia.
(..... Somebody plz switch off the light... T_T)

hey! i really dunno abt tis before....
thx ya for sharing

See how scary it is!! haha