Changing your LED light from cool white to warm white in the evening can cut down how much it messes with your sleep hormones by over 99%.

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Home lighting, blue-light filtering, and their effects on melatonin suppression

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2026 Jan 21

The study tested the same kind of light bulbs mentioned in the claim and found they really do reduce sleep-disrupting light by over 99% when switched from cool to warm settings at night.

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Home lighting, blue-light filtering, and their effects on melatonin suppression

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-29882-7

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