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...
I believe I have SAD as I know my body and mind respond favorably during summer months and I get depressed when we lose...
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I believe I have SAD as I know my body and mind respond favorably during summer months and I get depressed when...
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...
I have at least some degree of depression on a year-round basis with a worsening in the winter months. …
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I have at least some degree of depression on a year-round basis with a worsening in the winter months. In the past,...
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...
I am a 22-year-old female who has had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for almost two years. During that time, my sleep has been awful....
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I am a 22-year-old female who has had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for almost two years. During that time, my sleep has...
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...