Has Anyone Here Had Experience w/Light Therapy Products?

@ Mr. Goof Off ~ you're right about location. I actually moved to San Diego for six years, in large part because of the climate (70~75% total sunshine).

SD was great... except for the high cost of living, low local wages (too close to Mexico), soulless suburban sprawl, earthquakes, wildfires... did I miss anything? :p

Seriously though, I don't think I wanna go through another Northeast winter without active countermeasures.

P.S. your 1st link is a 404, but that's ok.

I second D3. I lived in Washington State for a while, and never experienced SAD, despite the weather. The past few years home on the East Coast however, really affected me. The short days, combined with a dreary office environment did me in; I didn't start feeling myself until April. Last winter I started taking D3, and it has made a TREMENDOUS difference.

Hello Richgirl:

D3 is also known to prime your immune system. In other words, without enough of it, your immune system is essentially compromised.

For other another easy and very effective way to improve your health watch the Project Camelot interview with Jim Humble that Kneb Knebaih posted in his " - Must WATCH Films! What They Won't Show You On Television" (post #21).

Also, search Dr. David Brownstein (MD) on youtube. I know that a public lecture of his on the importance of iodine is there (or parts thereof). He also has information about the importance of natural, unrefined salt (It's properly balanced for the body.) and natural hormones as well as other topics on his site. (His name leads you to his web site. I recently received two sets of his books and videos as gifts.)

Decreasing iodine levels in the population correspond to falling iodine amounts in the food supply. For example, bromine replaced iodine in commercial baking starting in the 1970's and many crops, including fruits and vegetables, are tainted with bromine either from the water or pesticides. Plus, bromine is in many manufactured goods such as new cars and clothes.

So instead of having enough iodine in our bodies, we have toxic bromine instead. Fortunately, taking the right kind iodine also flushes out the bromine.

Caritas

@ Caritas ~ I appreciate your enthusiasm for vitamin D3. I am already aware of its benefits.

In the OP I asked specifically about light boxes, NOT supplements.

If you really feel like sharing more about D3, perhaps you could start a new thread? Otherwise, you might give some folks the (mistaken?) idea that you're just trying to bump your post count.

Regards,

~ Hasan

The light therapy boxes are actually very good, though I would go for a bigger one instead of the smaller cheaper ones.. You get what you pay for.

I am aware that they work and are not just a fad as I worked with mentally disabled children and some of them in the winter used to get a little more restless and actually cry for no reason. We found that light therapy and (sorry to bring this back into it ) along with a good vitamin D supplement actually did help.

Another thing we realised is that during the colder winter month's, people become a little more sluggish and do not move around as much and this. along with lack of sunlight produces this feeling.

Quite a lot of people actually drink less water during the colder month's and just a 2% decrease in hydration also has an effect on the body.

After all that, in a nutshell, yes, they work