The Star Early Edition

Window good for your soul

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LONDON: Sitting by a window at work may lower your blood pressure and make you more alert.

A trial by Cornell University in the US studied 30 nurses, some of whom had windows by their workstatio­ns. These nurses had slightly lower blood pressure, felt less sleepy in the morning, communicat­ed better, laughed more and drank less coffee during a shift. The researcher­s concluded that being exposed to natural daylight had a positive effect on the body clock, based on difference­s they observed in body temperatur­e, which plays a part in regulating internal rhythms.

This may account for the other positive changes, such as improved blood pressure. – Daily Mail

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