With the start if the holidays comes the reminder of the dark days for those who live in colder climates. The suns sets around 4:30pm to end a day that never really got light to begin with. Yay, it's winter time.
My friends all have their solutions. Some go to tanning booths, some adjust their prozac, and other's book their flights to tropical climates. My family has a history of SADS so not having health insurance or the funds to jet off to Hawai`i whenever I like, I'm playing the part of guinea pig and trying something new this year.
Philips has come out with the Golite. Which supposedly is a relief for winter blues, low energy, sleep problems and carb cravings. Naturally. I'm also going to try Vitamin D and B and Omega Oil to see how I fare this year. Every morning while I check my email, I'll turn it on. It's different from traditional sunlamps or light therapy since it's all about Bluewave technology.
The specific bandwidth of light that is responsible for suppressing melatonin and shifting circadian rhythms encompasses light in the range of 446 - 477nm (nanometers). This narrow slice of light is in the upper end of the blue spectrum. Bluewave technology is the only method that delivers the effective intensity of this bandwidth of light.
I'm very curious to see if it all works and will lt you know how it goes. Maybe I'll try the light while wearing a bikini and coconut oil for extra brain foolin' effect.