A group of scientists from Japan verified that the human body emits light rhythmically in time with the hours throughout the day. Not to be confused with infrared light produced by body temperature, these are visible light emissions.
“We are beings of light.” Perhaps the above statement represents for many a declaration of spirituality and truth, while for others it is just a meaningless phrase. Be that as it may, the truth is that there is new research that reveals that there are scientific foundations to support it.
The research published in Plos One explains that “the human body literally glows.” Our body emits visible light with different intensities that vary throughout the day. But then why can’t we see it? According to the scientists at Kyoto University in Japan, responsible for the research, they clarify that the intensity of light emitted by bodies is a thousand times less than the sensitivity of our eyes. For this reason we cannot perceive it, although it does not mean that it does not exist.
It should not be confused with the emission of infrared radiation, which is an invisible form of light generated by body heat. Rather, it is visible light, although very weak for our eyes to capture it. In fact, they found that there is no direct relationship between the intensity of visible light and body temperature.
To better understand the behavior of ultra-weak photon emission, which is known as energy released in the form of light through changes in metabolism, researchers conducted experiments with five volunteers. All of them men between 20 years of age, who stood bare-chested in front of cameras in a room in complete darkness. The time in front of the cameras was 20 minutes every three hours from 10 am to 10 pm for three days.
Rhythmic light to the beat of the hours
The findings show that the body’s brightness rises and falls throughout the day. The lowest point of light found occurred at 10 am, while the highest point of light was reached at 4 pm. Additionally, the researchers found that the face shone brighter than the rest of the men’s bodies. Perhaps due to the more pronounced tan in this part of the body due to daily exposure to the sun.
The next step will be to identify if the cameras can detect weak emissions in the human body that give indication of some, since the faint light that the human body emits is directly related to metabolism.
References: Kobayashi M, Kikuchi D, Okamura H. (2009). Imaging of Ultraweak Spontaneous Photon Emission from Human Body Displaying Diurnal Rhythm. PLoS ONE 4(7): e6256. DOI