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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Can light therapy alter endocrine hormone levels? There may be some evidence that TSH levels can be affected, but what about prolactin?
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Can light therapy alter endocrine hormone levels? There may be some evidence that TSH levels can be affected,...
Does seasonal affective disorder subside in more temperate climates?
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Does seasonal affective disorder subside in more temperate climates?
Answer:
Although exceptions to the rule have been reported in some surveys, in general, Seasonal...
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...