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Can a SAD Lamp Really Make You Happy?
New York Magazine ^ | January 26, 2016 | Susan Rinkunas

Posted on 01/30/2016 8:04:08 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

Light therapy modality US20120253427 A1 — Snip [Several daily doses, usually up to three daily doses, may be applied to treating an active migraine attack, fertility disorders, autoimmune diseases, Parkinson’s disease, Altzheimer’s disease, bipolar affective disease, OCD, or postpartum depression.] The Valkee is used in the ear canal to avoid damage to the eyes and is touted for the jet lag treatment. There is an ethnic content to ear wax color and body odor. I did convince my Laotian co-worker to put a state of the art white led light in his ear for migraines. Watch out for ear wax blockages. An optic nerve runs from the ear to the eye—aka the Raquel Welch fantastic voyage escape route.


21 posted on 01/31/2016 12:57:03 AM PST by Scram1
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To: KGeorge

What is a hardwired pendant?

We have all LEDs in the house.


22 posted on 01/31/2016 3:06:37 AM PST by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: nickcarraway

I recommend both CBT and SAD lights. And incandescent bulbs. They can be found online as contractor bulbs. Have had experiences with chickens that tell me that the newer bulbs just don’t work the same spectrums necessary.


23 posted on 01/31/2016 3:08:57 AM PST by Chickensoup (ISIS is like Marxism, not a country, but a dangerous sociopolitical philosophy)
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To: nickcarraway

I have a sunroom on the south side of my house. It’s fairly large, so every year around Thanksgiving I move essentials in there and “hole up” until March. It’s a one-room apt. in my own home, full of sunlight and free heat too!


24 posted on 01/31/2016 4:31:15 AM PST by Buttons12
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To: Chickensoup

I found a couple of high rated lamps on Amazon and wishlisted them for now.


25 posted on 01/31/2016 5:02:53 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Excellence

A hanging light that is wired in, like a chandelier- or a wall sconce, like a bathroom vanity light. Or a recessed can-type light.

I like LEDs well enough. They are at least bright.


26 posted on 01/31/2016 5:34:56 AM PST by KGeorge
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To: FreedomGuru

In Scandinavia they call winter blues the “murketiden” or dark times, since near the Arctic Circle the land of the midnight sun becomes the land of continuous night. Depression is widespread during the murketiden.


27 posted on 01/31/2016 6:01:38 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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I have a dog. Can't get depressed when you have a dog.

I think that's the best thing I've ever read here.

28 posted on 01/31/2016 8:42:37 AM PST by real saxophonist (YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: nickcarraway

I installed some 26 watt 5000k (100 watt equivalent) CFL bulbs. I really like the white light compared to the incandescent bulbs. It perks me up.
Before I would get 150 watt to make things brighter before these new bulbs.


29 posted on 01/31/2016 3:33:04 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: KGeorge

Thanks.


30 posted on 02/01/2016 10:43:01 AM PST by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: Excellence

Oh, you’re welcome.


31 posted on 02/01/2016 4:21:49 PM PST by KGeorge
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So they made it harder for the people they were studying to use light therapy the second year and cut them off the third, (while still studying them) and said they relapsed?

Really?

32 posted on 02/01/2016 4:27:07 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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