Light Therapy

Depression has a lot in common with jet lag. Both make people feel tired, unmotivated, and foggy headed. Like jet lag, depression is caused in part by disruptions to the biological clock that regulates our circadian rhythm. That clock is set by light and darkness, which is why an extra dose of morning light can lift depression.

Light therapy was developed at the National Institute of Mental Health to treat winter depression, and it is one of the few natural therapies that is as potent as a medication. It also works in the summertime (perhaps because we spend so much of our lives indoors).

Light therapy is not just for depression. It can also improve PTSD, ADHD, binge eating, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, and Parkinson’s disease. However, we have only a few studies supporting its use in each of those conditions. For depression, we have nearly 100 studies.

To make this treatment work, you need to get the right light box and use it at the right time.

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