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Light Therapy In an analysis of ten studies involving nightshift workers, researchers found that the circadian rhythms of the subjects could be successfully shifted after bright light exposure at night and complete
Massage darkness during the day for four days. These shifts resulted in significant improvement in both alertness and cognitive performance during work hours. In addition, the workers were able to sleep an average
of two hours longer during the day.
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NLP Later studies show that circadian rhythms of young subjects can be shifted more easily compared to middle aged subjects. In one study, the subjects slept well when given melatonin but it did not improve
Nutrition their performance at work. The best performance improvement at work was found when subjects were exposed to bright light and asked to wear goggles when they are going home from work. The
scientists speculated that the exposure to the morning sun may be affecting their circadian rhythm shift and it can be prevented by wearing gloves. Most of studies seem to suggest that the workers
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performed better when they were exposed to the bright light treatment. To get the optimum effect, exposure of 3 hours was found to be all that is needed. There was no improvement when the subjects were
Reiki exposed to 6 hours of bright light of 4000-6000 lux.
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Bulimia.
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FAQ (Health) This binge/purge eating disorder typically develops in women during their teenage or early adult years. If bulimia remains untreated, it can cause serious physical and emotional problems. Some
researchers have noted that bulimic episodes seem to occur most frequently in winter, leading to speculation that the illness might have a seasonal component. People who underwent high intensity light
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therapy had shown a remarkable improvement in this condition.
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Media Lupus.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease-meaning that the immune system mistakes the body's own tissues for germs and attacks them. It strikes many more women than men and can cause a confusing array
of symptoms, including fatigue, rashes, joint pains and kidney damage.
People with lupus are usually warned to avoid sunlight because it can aggravate their symptoms. But scientist have discovered that one type of ultraviolet sunlight, UVA - 1, helps relieve lupus symptoms.
Nonseasonal depression
Some10 to 15 million Americans are seriously depressed, and the suicide claims 30,000 lives a year. The success of light therapy in treating SAD has led to studies of its effectiveness for non-seasonal
depression-with promising preliminary results.
The typical menstrual cycle lasts about a month, but some women's extend up to twice as long.
In a study, a number of women who suffered from prolonged menstrual cycles were asked to sleep with a 100 watt light on for five nights near the middle of their extended cycles. The result were amazing.
Their cycles became shorter. Scientists speculate that the light might be affecting the regulation of female sex hormones. If so, phototherapy might one day be used to treat some cases of infertility.