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The Significance of Darkness and Sunlight for the Human Organism
Description
A contribution by Karin Michael
Karin Michael shows how deeply light and darkness shape our body, sleep, hormones, heart, concentration and even eye development – from the morning cortisol peak to liver regeneration in the deepest night. She vividly explains why children need real darkness, sunlight and screen-free times – and what silent damage chronic stress and blue light cause.
A contribution by Karin Michael for Dark Sky Week 2026.
German | Subtitles · DE · EN
Publication: 3 April 2026
Translated by AI from the original (Deutsch), not reviewed · Read the original
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Karin MichaelDr. med. Karin Michael (born 1970) is a paediatrician; she studied medicine and anthroposophic medicine at the University of Witten/Herdecke. From 2008 to 2023 she was senior physician of the children's outpatient clinic at the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke, and in 2021 she co-founded the von Tessin Centre for Health and Education in Stuttgart with Prof. Zdrazil. Since September 2023 she has been part of the leadership team of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum.
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Details
- Series
- Dark Sky Week 2026, Episode 2 of 3
- Section
- Mathematics and Astronomy
- Language
- German · Subtitles: German, English
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- With subscription
