I am thinking about using a home purifier with a negative ion generator…
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I am thinking about using a home purifier with a negative ion generator. The purifier releases about 1 million ions per cubic...
We are a military family
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We are a military family that moves every three years. However, we all suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). What states would...
I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. …
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I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light....
I’d like to try a dawn simulator because I want to get up at 6 a.m. …
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I'd like to try a dawn simulator because I want to get up at 6 a.m., and the sun isn't up yet...
Can you tell me if sunbeds help in treatment of seasonal affective disorder?
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Can you tell me if sunbeds help in treatment of seasonal affective disorder?
Answer:
The provisional, but strong answer is No! The essence of...
I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?
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I suffer from SAD and was wondering if UV light (from a sunbed) has any benefits?
Answer:
As best we know, the mechanism of...
I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light. My understanding...
A reader asks:
I experience advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) in addition to SAD. My understanding of SAD is to treat it with morning light....
Can light therapy alter endocrine hormone levels? There may be some evidence that TSH levels can be affected, but what about prolactin?
A reader asks:
Can light therapy alter endocrine hormone levels? There may be some evidence that TSH levels can be affected, but what about prolactin?
Answer:
The...
Does the changing length of day and the time of natural sunrise/sunset affect the optimum-time calculation for light therapy?
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Does the changing length of day and the time of natural sunrise/sunset affect the optimum-time calculation for light therapy?
Answer:
Only indirectly. Our internal...
Can children under the age of two suffer from SAD? I have a 20-month-old grandson, and since he has been about three months old,...
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Can children under the age of two suffer from SAD? I have a 20-month-old grandson, and since he has been about three...