Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms
Author: Jan Martel1, Nicolas Rouleau2, Nirosha J Murugan3, Wei-Chun Chin4, David M Ojcius5, John D Young6
Affiliation:
1 Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: janmartel@mail.cgu.edu.tw.
2 Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
3 Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
4 Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA.
5 Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, USA.
6 Chang Gung Biotechnology Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan.
Conference/Journal: Biomed J
Date published: 2024 Dec 11
Other:
Pages: 100824 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.bj.2024.100824. , Word Count: 181
The circadian rhythm controls a wide range of functions in the human body and is required for optimal health. Disruption of the circadian rhythm can produce inflammation and initiate or aggravate chronic diseases. The modern lifestyle involves long indoor hours under artificial lighting conditions as well as eating, working, and sleeping at irregular times, which can disrupt the circadian rhythm and lead to poor health outcomes. Seasonal solar variations, the sunspot cycle and anthropogenic electromagnetic fields can also influence biological rhythms. The possible mechanisms underlying these effects are discussed, which include resonance, radical-pair formation in retina cryptochromes, ion cyclotron resonance, and interference, ultimately leading to variations in melatonin and cortisol. Intracellular water, which represents a coherent, ordered phase that is sensitive to infrared light and electromagnetic fields, may also respond to solar variations and man-made electromagnetic fields. We describe here various factors and underlying mechanisms that affect the regulation of biological rhythms, with the aim of providing practical measures to improve human health.
Keywords: Schumann resonances; coherence; electromagnetism; exclusion zone water; geomagnetic field; ion cyclotron resonance; melatonin.
PMID: 39672328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2024.100824
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