Do CFL’s and other fluorescent products affect you?
January 15, 2011
When people wonder if fluorescents.. (which include curly bulbs - shocking how many people don’t know that) .. are affecting them adversely, here’s what I suggest.
If you have any sort of illness, ‘not quite feeling great’ issues, rashes, headaches, nauseau, unexplainable maladies, aches, or perhaps feel slightly depressed – quit using any fluorescent products for one or two weeks. And just see if you feel better.
The fluorescent products include LCD monitors, most flat screen TV’s (unless they are the new LED) in addition to curly bulbs and tube lighting. If it’s hard for you to fully escape the fluorescent environment… see if you can try even for a day.
If you feel better… well, stockpile those incandescents. I suspect LED will eventually take over the field. In the end they are better environmentally. I’m watching for the LED industry to fine tune their products to make the lighting more pleasing. And otherwise, I suppose candles are quite lovely.
