Color: The Secret Influence

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Here are a few facts about color that may surprise you.

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•Color and Light are inextricably linked. You cannot have color without light.

•Color is a small part of the vast electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio frequencies, microwaves, and light.

•Color/light can penetrate your body – it has even been detected in the brain of a living sheep.

•Your skin is your largest photoreceptor, absorbing more color/light than your eyes.

•Pink can cause muscle weakness within 2.7 seconds after exposure. It is believed to affect the endocrine system almost immediately. More than 30 minutes in a pink environment causes hostility and aggression.

•Color/light can affect the immune system.

•Color/light therapy is used for treating jaundice in premature babies.

•Light-based therapies are used for treating disorders such as psoriasis - even cancer.

•Experiments have shown that red light can kill the HIV virus in blood.

•Researchers are studying a new generation of drugs that work by interacting with light to target specific areas of the body.

•Red light has been used as a wound healer and has been shown to stimulate production of cell tissue and promote the regeneration of skin and blood tissue.



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