{"id":4605,"date":"2013-12-17T17:14:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T17:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botabota.ca\/hublot\/detente\/let-there-be-light-therapy\/"},"modified":"2018-11-07T23:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T23:03:59","slug":"let-there-be-light-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botabota.ca\/en\/hublot\/relaxation\/let-there-be-light-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Let There Be Light (Therapy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Jamie O&#8217;Meara<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Typically, throughout much of the year, most of us get our light therapy the natural way, under the blazing beams of the spring and summer sun. But when the weather turns and the sun beats a cold path towards the annual winter solstice on December 21 (the shortest day of the year, in terms of daylight), the lack of sunlight can have a detrimental effect on persons prone to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), seasonal depression, or the winter blues.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s estimated that more than 10 percent of the general population in northern climates is affected by SAD. Fortunately, the proper and regular application of light therapy has been shown to provide measurable relief for this common disorder \u2013 significant improvement after as little as a week of treatments \u2013 as well as a range of other ailments, including some non-seasonal depressions and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Light therapy can also be helpful in combatting jet lag and adjusting to a nighttime work schedule, as exposure to light reduces the production of melatonin, the naturally occurring hormone in your body which helps regulate your circadian rhythm and dictates your sleep cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Most folks who experience the winter blues notice symptoms with the first prolonged periods of dark and dreary weather in the fall months, and then notice a tapering off as the amount of natural sunlight returns in the spring, which is why light therapy treatments usually take place in that interval. If a <a title=\"Winter Wonder in Montreal\" href=\"http:\/\/botabota.ca\/en\/winter-wonder-in-montreal\/\">winter getaway<\/a> and\/or <a title=\"Being active during winter\u2026 and loving it!\" href=\"http:\/\/botabota.ca\/en\/being-active-during-winter-and-loving-it\/\">outdoor winter activities<\/a> on sunny days aren\u2019t an option, then light therapy sessions may provide the solution.<\/p>\n<p>A typical light therapy treatment features a 30-minute exposure to a UV-filtered light box emitting 10,000 lux illumination once or twice a day, though treatments can vary greatly depending on people and their needs. Best of all, administered properly, light therapy is safe and side effects are minimal, in rare cases limited to eyestrain or headaches. And just in case you were wondering, no, you can\u2019t and won\u2019t get a tan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What helps combat the winter blues, lessens jet lag, improves sleep cycles, is perfectly safe and doesn\u2019t require a prescription or a health plan to pay for it? Light. During the cold, dark months of the year, find out what you can do to light up your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":4606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[155],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Let There Be Light (Therapy) | Bota Bota, spa-sur-l&#039;eau<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/botabota.ca\/hublot\/detente\/et-la-lumiere-artificielle-fut\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Let There Be Light (Therapy) | Bota Bota, spa-sur-l&#039;eau\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What helps combat the winter blues, lessens jet lag, improves sleep cycles, is perfectly safe and doesn\u2019t require a prescription or a health plan to pay for it? 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