Brighten Up with Light Therapy

Light treatments have long been used to manage depression, particularly that caused by seasonal affective disorder (SAD). In an artificially and excessively lit world, these thoughtful applications of light may improve peoples’ overall mood and health by helping them recover their natural circadian rhythms. However, with the talk around fake tanning, light therapy is sometime regarded as unsafe. These, new gadgets aim to apply the same therapeutic principles to more general use.