The light fantastic or actually a bit Sad? Our writers try out four therapy lights
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As cold winter nights approach, the urge to hunker down under a warm duvet for as long as possible seems quite normal to me – and likewise, a healthy appetite for baked potatoes. But if you find yourself becoming persistently low in mood and lethargic towards winter each year, you may be somewhere on the Sad spectrum. The acronym for seasonal affective disorder reflects its nature: recurrent depressive illness with a seasonal pattern, usually worse in winter. While full-blown Sad can be a debilitating condition requiring professional help, the light therapy lamps that can be used to treat it are often marketed towards well people with mild symptoms. As someone who lays down extra fat reserves like a bear around this time of year and is often snoozy in the mornings, I felt well qualified to test one.
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