APOLLO LIGHT THERAPY:

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.

Serotonin & melatonin
Other studies have proven that specific wavelengths of light chemically suppresses the production of melatonin, the hibernation and withdrawal hormone responsible for SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. And more studies have proven that bright therapeutic light will immediately produce serotonin, the hormone responsible for energy and mood.

Out of rhythm
The NIH also discovered that light reacts with your brain’s control center, called the Suprachaismatic Nucleus (SCN) to control the daily production and release of these essential hormones. This daily cycle is called your circadian rhythm. When the SCN doesn’t receive the necessary signals of light, it shuts down the production of these hormones. This imbalance is referred to as Circadian Rhythm Disorders, and medical journals report that most mood disorders are linked to circadian rhythm disorders. This makes sense when you realize that the SCN is responsible for controlling the hormones that affect your mood and energy.

Repairing your circadian rhythm
Since the discovery of circadian rhythms in the early 80's, Apollo has been involved with the National Institute of Health (NIH) and leading research centers to find an answer for these disorders. In 1986, the National Institute of Health discovered a special type of bright light (about 20 times brighter than indoor light) could safely reset your body clock without harmful side effects. Since then we've also discovered specific bandwidths of light that will suppress the withdrawal hormone, melatonin, while other bandwidths produce active hormones such as serotonin.

BRITEWAVE™ technology
Over the past two decades, Apollo has refined this specialized light through dozens of clinical studies, and partnerships with leading research universities and hospitals worldwide. This specialized process is known as BRITEWAVE™ technology.

BRITEWAVE's technology combines the specific wavelengths, color spectrum, treatment field and intensity that stimulate active brain chemicals such as serotonin while suppressing the withdrawal hormone, melatonin.

Safety First
BRITEWAVE™ produces no harmful UV, and bathes you with light that is comfortable to use and easy on your eyes. After neary 20 years of use, studies have found no negative side effects from BRITEWAVE™ light.

Benefits of BRITEWAVE
Because of BRITEWAVE, light therapy is much more effective. BRITEWAVE boosts special bandwidths that are five times more effective at suppressing melatonin, the main hormone responsible for SAD. BRITEWAVE also boosts the serotonin producing wavelengths, increasing your quality of response in less time. With BRITEWAVE, 15 minutes/day produces the same response that used to take two hours or more. This technology is one reason why Apollo enjoys a 98% response rate, and why our products are used by more researchers, hospitals and doctors than any other brand.

LITEBOOK LIGHT THERAPY:

It has been said that today we live in a light-deprived world, and that we are paying for it with our health. Research has shown that most of us suffer from a lack of sufficient sunlight in our lives. We spend the majority of our day working indoors with little or no bright light and then rush home to spend more time indoors to read, watch television, use the computer, listen to music, or exeRCIonse. This daily routine does not lead us to feel our best.

Winter makes it especially hard to get the light we need because the days are shorter and we tend to spend even more time indoors. This can lead to low energy, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and trouble sleeping.

Our bodies are designed to function at optimum levels when we receive adequate bright light. Our ancestors typically spent most of their time outdoors, primed each morning by the rise of the sun. Today we rise with the sound of an alarm clock, and get little or no bright sun in the morning, leaving us groggy and unprepared for the day ahead.

Research has shown that supplementing our exposure to light can have a positive influence on our wellbeing...

The Litebook Company is dedicated to being a leading advocate and supporter of ongoing light research worldwide, and to being the information and educational source of choice for discriminating consumers the world over who are interested in this exciting area of well-being.