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Top tips: lighting and dementia care

Sleep disturbances are one of the more common symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) and include a tendency to fall asleep during the daytime as well as increased waking during...

May 23 2014

British sprinter beaten by jet lag

British sprinter Richard Kilty admitted flying in from Florida for the BT CityGames in Manchester had left him severely jet-lagged for his race on Saturday. The world indoor champion at 60m...

May 19 2014

Light exposure to be measured in ADHD children

A small study coordinated by Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh will collect data from children with learning difficulties to see if there's a link between blue light exposure and their sleep patt...

May 02 2014

Shedding light on the link between shift work and diabetes

Powerful Brazil light boxes are on their way to Europe as part of an international study into the circadian rhythms of shift workers and the apparent link with diabetes. The project involving over ...

April 23 2014

How to beat the clock on Sunday

The clock change this weekend is the not-so-nice one, the one where we lose an hour's sleep rather than gain an extra hour. Hard as it may be, it will be better for your body clock if you get up at...

March 27 2014

Bright lights and long flights

Bright light - particularly blue light at around 460nm - is known to improve alertness and cognitive function which is why it's a convenient way of helping you to focus and crack on at work. It's a...

March 12 2014

Research shows Bodyclock Active makes you more active!

Lumie has links with British Cycling, British Rowing and British Swimming and has been actively involved in investigating the benefits of light therapy for both elite athletes and regular sports en...

February 18 2014

Just a few more minutes...

When the shrill beep of the alarm jolts you out of deep sleep, the snooze button is your friend. Even Bodyclock come with a snooze feature but Lumie sleep expert and chronobiologist at the world-le...

February 05 2014

Rowing champ gets going with Lumie Bodyclock

Lumie has been involved with British Rowing as an associate since last autumn so we're pleased to see the athletes are taking on board the benefits of light therapy. In today's Telegraph, Team GB r...

January 29 2014

Bodyclock and Katy Hill's pursuit of happiness!

We were delighted to hear from TV presenter Katy Hill who emailed us recently to find out if Lumie light therapy could ease her family's mornings. Katy and husband Trey Farley have two children and...

January 10 2014

Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan

Did you see 'Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan' last night? Sir Terry presented a very informative overview that demonstrated how light at regular intervals is crucial to keep our internal...

January 08 2014

Meet the Swimtastic Whittles!

Congratulations to the Whittle family who won the Family Award at the Kellogg's ASA Swimtastic ceremony. The Amateur Swimming Association is part of British Swimming and every year they celebrate a...

November 21 2013

Will you be waking up with added Zest?

If you took park in our recent Zest competition then today is the day you've been waiting for. We had nearly 4000 entries to win our new combination light and the winner picked fresh from the virtu...

November 16 2013

I put Bodyclock on my Christmas list

Natalie runs a brand communications agency in London and commutes by train from Hertfordshire.   "Having to rise early, I would regularly feel ‘ripped’ from ...

November 13 2013

Coming soon... a new Lumie light!

It's a busy time at Lumie right now as we prepare to launch the latest addition to the range! Zest has been nearly two years in development and now the first batch has been produced and packag...

October 25 2013

Sleep tips for 'clock change' weekend

In preparation for the clocks going back one hour this weekend (at 2am Sunday, if you fancy staying up specially) Lumie sleep expert and chronobiologist at the world-leading Surrey Clinical Researc...

October 25 2013

We don't want to shout about it but...

Lumie has just been awarded a Quiet Mark, the international symbol that recognises efforts to reduce noise from household appliances. Quiet Mark, a not-for-profit trading arm of the Noise Abatem...

October 17 2013

Lumie SwimBritain team go the distance!

It's an extra-special SwimBritain blog today, rounding up the last week with its rollercoaster of emotions and challenges leading up to the event itself on Sunday. As part of the last-minute prepar...

September 30 2013

Final countdown to SwimBritain

There’re only a few days left until the SwimBritain relay event at London Fields Lido and the LumieSwim team are starting to get nervous. Sunday 29th September is the big day and the four girls are...

September 25 2013

Training for SwimBritain takes a dive

The Lumie SwimBritain team have completed their 10th session and are now all swimming 950m. With the 1000m goal in sight and only a couple of weeks left to train, the focus of the remaining session...

September 13 2013

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