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Killing Germs with the colour purple
Killing Germs with Violet Light
For over a century Germicidal Ultraviolet Irradiation or UVGI has been recognized as a highly effective…
Light therapy and Pregnancy
Light therapy has helped many people suffering with seasonal depression and now there is hope that it can have positive results on pregnant women who are…
Acne Vulgaris
Acne Vulgaris Acne vulgaris is a disorder of the sebaceous follicles, which are special pilosebaceous units (relating to the hair follicles and sebaceous…
Flu Viruses
TABLE OF CONTENT VirusesAvian FluSwine FluVirus characteristics and heat instabilityAbout VirusesSingle-Minded MissionHow to destroy VirusesViruses Many…
Can Light & Colour Therapy Heal the Body?
LIGHT & COLOUR THERAPY SUNLIGHT – THE SOURCE OF LIFEThe use of light therapy in medicine has a long history. The first light source used in photo…
Seasonal Affective Disorder - A Brief Overview
In the early 1980s, Herb Kern, a research engineer, who thought that his annual cycle of depression might be caused by the shorter and duller daylight hours in…
Light Therapy and Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is SADSeasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a "type of winter depression" which is thought to affect as many as two million people in the UK…
Do It Yourself S.A.D - Management Using Complementary Therapy
Why is it that some of us start to feel 'down' when the end of September comes around? When dark nights start at dinner time and we feel we…
Light Fantastic - Then SAD
Many religions have festivals at this time of year involving lights, Diwali, Chanukah and Christmas among them and while we try to make the season bright by…
How does Hair Removal with IPL Therapy work?
Intense Pulsed Light Therapy, or better known as IPL Therapy is used for Hair Removal, but can also be used for Facial and Body Vein removal, Vascular…
What is SAD?
"The days are growing rapidly shorter and the nights, only too noticeably longer... It is this discouraging veil of blackness, falling over the sparkling…
Bioptron Light Therapy
Bioptron Light Therapy is a medical light therapy system with full EU medical approval. It is used with success in various hospitals and clinics throughout the…
What is Low Level Laser Therapy?
Almost everyone has suffered physical pain at some point in their lives. Pain is multi causal - in cases of acute traumas (wound or injury), there is a soft…
Frequently Asked Questions about Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD
What is SADSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is now officially recognised as a medical condition thought to affect over 2 million of the British population.…
What is Light Therapy?
Light therapy is the treatment of choice in the UK for NHS specialist Seasonal Affective Disorder clinics. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects many…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that usually occurs at the onset of winter. The depletion on sunlight triggers SAD or the winter…