This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our editors. Mental Floss may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. A light box is made to give a dose of bright ...

What Is Therapeutic Light Therapy? Therapeutic light therapy, also called phototherapy, is a form of treatment for certain types of depression, sleep disorders, and other conditions. It involves ...

It may not just be the cold weather that is making you sluggish and want to hunker down on the couch with your best friend Netflix. Shorter days from early fall through winter can cause even your ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): is depression, often accompanied by sleep disturbance, that begins or is exacerbated during the parts of the year with little sunlight.. A light box (sometimes ...

We wake up, and it’s barely light. We come home from work, and it’s already dark. It must be November. As if it isn’t bad enough that the air is chilly and the skies are cloudy, some of us feel cranky ...

During light therapy, you’ll sit 1-2 feet away from something called a light therapy box, which gives off bright light. The light is artificial, but your body will think it’s natural light from the ...

Let there be light – it's plea many of us make at this darkest time of year, when the sun shines so briefly each day. Humans have yet to find a way to make more sunshine. But for some people, the next ...