What You Need To Know About SAD Lamps Origin: Though the healing power of sunlight has been known for ages, Nobel Laureate Niels Ryberg Finsen brought artificial light to healthcare in the late 1800’s. Form: Lamps are usually portable and can be set up on a desk or other furniture. It is important to get […]
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We Need Light All light is not the same. Physicists certainly know this and now healthcare has turned on to the fact that we need light… and not just any light. Epigenetics continues to wow us with how genetic expression impacts on today’s generation may stem from many generations ago. Artificial light is only something
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Wellbeing Through Lighting Lighting definitely contributes to mood. A well-lit room (not overbearing) can be quite energizing. Appropriately dimmed lights can be restful, relaxing, even romantic. Researchers have known for some time that they can influence wellbeing through lighting and are now looking for ways to use that in healthcare. The world of health care
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Light Therapy Tips It is amazing how well simple things can benefit our health… if we know how to use them. Marlynn Wei, MD, JD does a splendid job explaining why and how to use light therapy in her article on light therapy tips. It’s not just the cold weather that is making you sluggish and want
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Chronic Pain Light Therapy New research shows that chronic pain light therapy may help. Chronic pain afflicts over 100 million people across the United States. It diminishes their productivity and their quality of life and costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year to medically manage. It shatters people’s emotional wellbeing, tears apart families and
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) The fall season has crept up entirely too fast. One minute it was 80 degrees and bright, the next it was cold and dark before 8 p.m. The new season comes with the usual head colds, classes and late nights. As summer gives way to fall, it’s important to remember that
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