vitae solution
Vitae mimics the sunlight across its three main stages, Day, Evening, Night to help you get back in sync with natural circadian rhythms.
The first mode of all our bulbs doesn't emit any blue or green wavelengths, leaving your circadian rhythm untouched, while letting you read, brush your teeth, and prepare for sleep.
The rest of the modes provide a seamless transition throughout the day.
Simply follow the sun.
- When active, use third mode (brightest).
- When relaxing, use the warm whites.
- Use the sleep mode 90 minutes before you want to fall asleep
Use the glasses 90min before ideal bedtime.
- Red - either dark or ligh red are to be used for quicker sleep onset while your surroundings are circadian unsafe.
- Orange - for outside walks after dark, they let a bit of green light through so while not perfect for indoor use, they still let you see the traffic lights.
- Yellow - made for evening workouts. These glasses let through enough colour to keep your performance while blocking any false day-time signals from artificial lighting.
How does our circadian system work?
Humans have evolved under sunlight, which changes its spectral properties based on how far through the atmosphere light has to travel.
Blue light is most intense at noon and gradually decreases towards sunset.
Your brain relies on these changes in blue light to maintain its circadian rhythm or internal clock. Blue light signals daytime, while the absence of blue light signals night.
Night-time use of screens or artificial lighting can reset your body clock to daytime, which causes your body to produce the wrong hormones at incorrect times, which results in many so-called social diseases like
impaired immune function
obesity & diabetes
increased cancer risk
sleep & mood dysfunctions like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Getting plenty of natural light during the day can help minimize the impact of artificial light at night (ALAN).
You can also protect yourself from blue light exposure by wearing red glasses, using blue-light blocking film to cover appliance displays, and using software blue-light filters.
Alternatively, you can change your habits.
Instead of scrolling on your phone before bed, try blocking outside light, putting your phone down, picking up a book, and using only light sources that do not emit blue light.
Please note that our bulbs aren't signaling night-time. We allow you to see without triggering the blue light sensors on your retina that indicate it is daytime. Having your vitae on while staring at a screen won't save you.
