Light Therapy for the Winter Blues

By Shirley Price
By Shirley Price

Light therapy is help for the mind.

Do you find that you want to hibernate during the darker colder days of winter? Do you feel depressed and lack concentration and feel irritable? You may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Many people find that light therapy is very advantageous to them. While light therapy is used for a number of mental issues most of us will be more familiar with its use for SAD.

If you are a woman you will be more likely to suffer from SAD as opposed to a man. Also, the farther away from the equator you reside the higher your risk to seasonal Affective disorder.  This condition can start during the fall months and not dissipate until spring arrives. It can become an annual condition for many and can affect people at varying degrees from mild to severe symptoms.

Is it any wonder that we like to take off to tropical climates during the winter months? Many of us don’t have that opportunity for one reason or another so we need to do what we can to survive those dark dreary days.  Sun light makes us happier as it increases the serotonin in the brain. During the gloomy season we are deprived of this. The light therapy supplies us with some of that need we have and helps us to be able to cope with the winter blahs.So what can you do about it? The good news is that approximately 75{0eefa93492ed3ec1a557757200f06e244723d602df8d66f18c47536a9e40d3d0} of light therapy users that have committed to using the lamps for a minimum of a two weeks period have discovered its benefits without even having to disrupt their routines.  You can get your treatment at home or the office by having a light box set up at home on your desk or even placed above your bed. You can have a light box or lamp in your office it doesn’t have to be become a big production.

A great solution for some is to change their regular light bulbs with full spectrum lights. These devices simulate the sunlight effect.  Not only will this help the person suffering from seasonal affective disorder but it will help anyone that is in that environment whether it’s at home or work.

Besides the number of benefits it offers light therapy is effective, safe and very easy to use. Generally there are no side effects.

There are a number of options, available so check out the various styles and uses. Some like the blue lamp others prefer the light box or the Dawn Simulators, and then there is the spectrum light bulbs make yourself familiar with what is available and what could be the answer to your winter blues.

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