Mental Health Benefits of Amber Colored Lenses
http://www.zimbio.com/Real+Depression+Help/articles/PakrrJ5cuNW/Mental+Health+Benefits+Amber+Colored+Lenses
Preliminary research has shown that amber colored lenses, which block blue light, can help regulate the mood of those suffering from bipolar disorder, insomnia, sleep deprivation as well as other maladies. Jim Phelps, M.D., from Corvallis, Oregon, is a pioneer in the field and has written extensively on the subject.
In an abstract from his study titled Dark Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Using Amber Lenses for Blue Light Blockade, Dr. Phelps writes that Dark Therapy, a treatment that uses total darkness to stabilize mood in those with bipolar disorder, is supported in several studies. This is basically the opposite of light therapy for depression.
(me again) Ive been working on sleeping better, theres some great tips to help, and let me say I feel great since I started on this, just keep it open in a tab and read as necessary;
How to Sleep Better
http://helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm
How Light Affects Our Sleep
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-light-affects-our-sleep/#axzz2HLgq9Zv8
marksdailyapple.com has some other articles too, just havent read them yet, but it also recommends a free computer program to to cut down on blue light emissions, basically it turns a light shade of orange at night, here's another link for that;
Better lighting...for your computer
http://stereopsis.com/flux/
Thanks for these links! I know someone to share them with...