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How Lighting Affects Mood

Chances are you keep the lights on whenever you’re indoors, but are you aware that fluorescent lighting affects mood, concentration, and overall productivity? According to the CDC, light affects circadian rhythms, ultimately affecting your feeling of health and well-being.

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Workplace Accommodations for Light Sensitivity

Light sensitivity, or photophobia, often appears as a  symptom for certain medical conditions. This can mean that you are sensitive to sunlight or bright lighting due to an underlying cause. This sensitivity can extend to  certain types of lighting as well, like the fluorescent lights found in many workplaces.

What reasonable workplace accommodations are you entitled to?

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Migraines at Work: Recognizing and Resolving Triggers

While there are many medications to treat migraine pain, or reduce the frequency of episodes, medical intervention alone is unlikely to prevent them. Doctors commonly advise people living with migraines to avoid their migraine triggers, the environmental stimuli that send symptoms into overdrive.

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