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Clinically Tested Day-Light treats Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Winter Blues   The importance of light - beyond vision - has been known in all cultures for millennia. Think of the Sun Gods, Christmas Lights. . . . The scientific research effort, though, is recent. It was inspired by findings that light exposure directly affects hormone levels and can reset the body clock either forward or backward. The loss of daylight - in dark apartments, in the workplace, on shift work, etc. - creates a state of daylight deprivation, making us vulnerable to depressed mood, sleep problems, fatigue, ability to concentrate, and more. Nature, too, posed a new problem when humans began to migrate north, where winter nights are long and dark. The Day-Light is a bright light therapy system used to treat both seasonal and nonseasonal conditions. Research has proven that light therapy is beneficial for the following conditions: SAD, the Winter Blues, PMS, Antepartum Blues, Jet Lag, Shift Work Adjustment, and Circadian Sleep Disorders. The Day-Light delivers 10,000 lux of illumination, has height adjustable legs to allow for optimal light therapy treatment and a smooth diffusion screen to block out harmful UV rays and reduce glare. Beware of Industry Hype. Other than electrical safety standards, manufacturers are not subject to any safety restrictions regarding the type of light or the design of the delivery mechanism to use. For example, most of those small, adjustable desktop lamps are task lamps, not light therapy devices. Most do not provide the recommended level of light intensity (10,000 lux) at a comfortable, tolerable distance. Some lamps are too small to bathe your head and shoulders in light – which the experts recommend so you can move your eyes and head during treatment and remain within the therapeutic field of light. Exactly the same problem holds for the miniature LED devices being marketed to treat mood disorders and insomnia. This product has been clinically tested and meet all design standards set out by research experts – It comes highly is recommended by the non-profit Center for Environmental Therapeutics (CET), and used exclusively in a new light therapy clinical program at Columbia University's Presbyterian Hospital. Light For Life ::Which Product Should I Use? The product comparison chart below compares the most popular light therapy lamps according to the whether they meet the Professional Standards for light box design as recommended by the Center for Environmental Therapeutics (CET). Note that visors are not included as they have not proven to be effective for light therapy. Prices listed are manufacturer suggested list. Product Comparison Chart Product Name Suggested US Retail Price 10,000 Lux @ 12" or more Emits White Light UV Suppressed or Filtered Smooth Light Diffusion Comfortable Color High Efficiency Ballast Light Projected Downward Adequate Screen Size Day-Light $199 Litebook $199 No No No n/a No No goLITE $249 No No No No n/a No No Sun Touch $249 No No No No Brite Lite IV $329 No No Sun Ray $399 SunLight Jr. $225 No No SunStation $237 No No SunBox DL $249 No No SADelite $195 No TRAVElite $180 No No New BOXelite $225 No HappyLite Deluxe $170 No Sun-a-Lux $399 No No Sun-a-Lux Jr. $279 No No No UltraLux I $420 No No No UltraLux II $570 No No No BlueMax Lamps $199 No No No LightenUp Plus $299 No No No LightenUp Too $169 No No No Bio-light Ultra $299 No