Photo Therapy
Monday, May 5th, 2008
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately (as many of us in the Northern hemisphere probably are!) about the end of winter weather and the shift to spring and summer sun. Interestingly, I recently read about the use of phototherapy for curing the real winter blues - it’s designed to simulate the effects of sunlight through the exposure to full-spectrum artificial light. It’s commonly used to treat conditions such as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and psoriasis. I don’t have SAD or psoriasis but I sure am itching for summer. Looking at these kinds of images is my “photo therapy.”
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