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How to Optimize Light for Health | Dan Pardi | TEDxMarin

2018

Light’s dramatic impact on human wellness. Artificial lighting may have brought us out of the darkness, but created significant health concerns we are only beginning to understand.

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What Is Light Therapy? Does It Help?

Light therapy uses artificial light to mimic sunlight. Research shows it can help with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), jet lag, sleep disorders, etc. The intensity of the light therapy lamps is recorded in lux, which is a measure of the amount of light you receive.

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2020
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Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression

We used to recommend light therapy for people with bipolar disorder with caution. The reason for caution was that the light could trigger a manic episode in some people. With further research, we now see that light in the middle of the day (instead of the morning) improves bipolar depression.

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2019
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06:50

Light Therapy for Winter Depression

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about how light therapy can help you overcome the effects of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression.

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2014
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Natural Treatment for Depression- Light Therapy for Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder

In this episode, I’m going to teach you how light impacts your brain and influences your mood and how you can use Light Therapy as a Natural, non-medicinal way to treat seasonal depression (aka winter blues or S.A.D).

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2020
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How to Cope with Sad and Darker Winter Days

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it's typical to see the rain and grey, cloudy skies in the winter. So typical, that Seattle recently was named the gloomiest city in the nation by BestPlaces.net.

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2019
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How to Use Light Therapy

A light box can be useful for more than seasonal affective disorder. It has been recommended for use as an add-on treatment for depression. It can also help shift your body clock. This video shows you how to use a light box.

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2012
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