LIGHT THERAPY

HOW ABOUT FEELING BETTER? LIGHT THERAPY MAY BE YOUR ANSWER.

For thousands of years man has depended on the healing benefits of light. And physicians have long noted an increase in depressive problems was related to the lack of sunlight. Socrates may have been the first to prescribe light therapy for depression. When he noticed a winter melancholy, he recommended his patients flee to the southern coasts to soak in the sun.

35 million Americans suffer from the lack of light
The benefits of light therapy have not been chemically understood however, until recently. Light therapy was ‘discovered’ in the early eighties by the National Institute of Health. Dr. Norman Rosenthal, then the Chief Section Head of Environmental Science, noticed patients with reoccurring symptoms that coincided with the winter months. After much scientific experimentation, the NIH concluded that a very real winter depression exists in about 35 million Americans, directly as a result of the lack of sunlight.

Since the first findings on light therapy, thousands of studies have been done exploring the effect of light on mankind. These studies have illuminated our understanding of light and how critical it is to basic health. One of these studies shows that the basic building block for blood, or the heme molecule, is almost identical to the chlorophyll molecule in plants, and that both molecules react the same way to light.

• mood swings
• fatigue
• low spirits and reduced energy
• melancholy, feeling of grief
• excessive eating, weight gain
• fear and pessimistic feeling
• desire for alcohol and tobacco
• feeling of guiltiness, unworthiness and inefficiency
• lethargy, lowered sex drive, low levels of sex hormone testosterone
• desire to avoid social contacts
• lower immune function, uneasiness and withdrawn feeling
• excessive and irregular sleep
• lack of concentration, alertness and memory
• lack of motivation and low self esteem
• slowing down of brain and body functions
• difficulty in getting up in the morning
• lack of creativity and lack of interest in life
• increased "sick leave" from job, problems with working on machines or driving a car
• depression
• headaches and backaches.

WHAT IS LIGHT THERAPY?

You can often make yourself happier simply by lighting up! With some advice from your doctor, you can relieve depressive symptoms by getting more bright light. Just as darkness makes us sad, bright light tends to restore us to a normal level of happiness. This simple and very helpful principle has been shown to help treat depression. Just think about how you feel when it rains for a week straight and you don't see the sun. Most peoples mood changes, they are irritable, testy and sometimes have the blahs. They are almost always wishing for the sun to come out so they will feel better. Well, how about using our simple LITEBOOK or APOLLO Light Therapy devices as a suppliment to the SUN.

With as little as 30 minutes in the morning we believe you will feel better and the great part is you can use your LITEBOOK or Apollo Light Therapy device at home, reading a book, watching TV, listening to your radio, sewing, in the bathroom, at your computer, in your office, in a hotel room and even when you are traveling. Anywhere you are sitting or standing and doing something else you can easily utilize our technology, it's simple and effective.

Spending more time outside in daylight usually makes you feel better, but frankly, changing habits to experience more daylight is, many times, impractical. That is why the bright artificial lighting of PureAirMan's LITEBOOK and Apollo Light Therapy lightboxes is recommended.

We highly recommend you visit:

http://www.brightenyourlife.info/index.html

Daniel F. Kripke, M.D. developed this sight and it is a wealth of information.

If you have significant depression, you should always check with your doctor.

The information provided in this section is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. We encourage you to consult with your physician or health care provider about any health issues or concerns you may have.