Light Therapy – Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder

The winter months bring challenges other than the cold. This time of year has less sunny days and can cause physiological imbalances within the body. This can cause a depression called: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Custom light boxes can give you the additional light you need to get your physiology back in balance.

Custom light boxes can be conveniently wall mounted or placed on a desk top. They can provide the right amount of additional light while you work, study or just relax. It is recommended that you use light boxes with natural white light early in the morning.  This will also help you wake up during the dark winter mornings.

In the evening you should dim the light box so it won’t interfere with your ability to fall asleep later. The use of blue shades of light can also help put you sleep because it twilight colour. Red light box light is recommended for mornings because it imitates the sunrise at dawn.

Custom light boxes are lit up using LED light bulbs. These light bulbs light up brightly and won’t fade or dim for over ten years. Light boxes require low electricity in order to illuminate their display. This makes it convenient to turn them on for several hours.

SAD can be treated effectively with custom light boxes. Keep in mind that SAD is a seasonal disorder limited to the winter months that have fewer sunny days. For the summer months custom light boxes can be stored.