The light has been used for centuries to treat various types of diseases. Light therapy has evolved into one of the healthiest for depression treatment options. Is it really a great option to treat depression? Are there side effects of light therapy? Keep reading to know more. Light therapy is an established treatment with rare side effects that different kinds of light used to treat various conditions. The successful implementation of the light therapy requires knowing the principles of chronobiology, to tailor each system individually. In early 1980s, Norman Rosenthal started using light therapy to treat seasonal depression. Simple treatment consisted of exposing the patient to a source of very bright light for 30 minutes each day provided a success rate associated with common antidepressants prescribed. Today this therapy has a place in treating various psychiatric and sleep disorders. We have often talked about how seasonal changes affect the mood and the main factor that triggers emotional disorders is the lack of light. That's why the …show more content…
They may begin to sleep much, have little energy, consume crave sweets or salty foods, or even they may feel depressed. This condition is called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or seasonal. SAD ( seasonal affective disorder, SAD, in English) usually appears in times of winter, and infrequently in the summer. New treatments rely on systems that mimic sunlight to improve different pathologies such as acne or joint pain. The red light therapy seems to be gaining a huge amount of supporters in recent years, and for good reason. This innovative treatment, discovered by NASA, has so many benefits and uses, and so little (if any) risks and side effects. The therapy of deep red light is penetrating an alternative non-invasive, effective and risk-free for all kinds of problem skin, which has proven effective for all types of