Courtesy of the Mayo Clinic…
Want to flip the switch on feeling down during the winter months? Dr. Craig Sawchuk suggests giving light therapy a try. Light therapy is thought to affect brain chemicals linked to mood and sleep, easing symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. Dr. Sawchuk recommends using a 10,000-lux light within the first hour of waking up for about 20 minutes. Continue light therapy into the spring or whenever your mood starts to naturally improve.
Want to try a light box without making a financial commitment? Use your library card and search for the ‘library of things’…my local library offers items like blood pressure monitors, GoPro cameras, pasta makers, kids nature kits, telescopes and Light Therapy Lamps!
If you live in Salt Lake county, check out the library of things here.
Be Well. ~Tiffany Anderson, LMT, RMT, BS, CHES
Portions of this post first shared on January 4, 2023.