http://www.cure-your-depres… Merri Ellen’s demo on her seasonal affective disorder light therapy box which she likes for light therapy for sad. Depression and light are connected.
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i’m terribly affected by the darkness of winter and work during the daylight hours so i cant go outside, i am thinking of getting one of these SAD lamps, but i dont know who sells them or how much they run/
It depends, I have one I paid less than $40 at Huge Lots and have [...]
Does it really increase serotonin (or other neurotransmitter) levels?
People who use light therapy are people who have SAD (Seasonal affective disorder) People with SAD get depressed during the months when there are shorter days, which mean less sunlight. So like October-April. Light therapy just gives people the light that they don’t get [...]
does light therapy for sad work?
anyone buy a box?
what kind?
I got one from Apollo Health…Apparently this one is pretty excellent- it was shown on CNN. I just got mine today:) I live in Seattle so I really needed one. Ill let you know in a couple of days if it really works:)
Youre [...]
I have a coral life light 130 watt and i have a 50/50 light and a dawn/dusk simulator and i was just wondering if i should leave the dawn/dusk one for my inverts at night. Thankyou
No, I don’t reckon so.
My theory is to simulate day/night/moon cycles
There are these lunar lights that simulate moonlight for night [...]
Many people who need light therapy during months with shorter days for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) will buy expensive, full spectrum flourescent lamps that are specifically designed for combatting SAD.
My question is… would it not be possible that an LCD computer monitor could be used for this purpose, assuming the right combination of colors is [...]
I don’t know if I have seasonal depression or not, but I’ve noticed that if I can make myself get of of the house for a walk first thing in the morning, the sunlight will help me to feel awake, and then I’m more likely to get stuff done rather than waste away my morning. [...]
Has anyone used the ‘UltraLux-II™ Light Box”? I’ve looked all over the Internet and can’ find any personal reviews for this model. I am not interested building my own light box.
I do not know about that box, but I used the Sunray and it was excellent.
I will give you some tips I [...]
I see all these lamps and small boxes for $50-$300+ for Sad lamp treatment. Is there anything cheaper? Just a regular bulb I could place in a lamp I already own or anything else of that sort?
Really, yeah. What you need is a full-spectrum light. All home improvement stores have them. The last one I [...]
I read that people with SAD (Season affectiveness disorder) often use light box therapy to help cure their symptoms, is tanning in a tanning bed considered the same thing?
it’s basically the same thing, but i reckon the lights that they use in light therapy aren’t as perilous as the UV-rays used in tanning beds.
tanning [...]
