Theories on light therapy Safety
light therapy uses ultraviolet and other types of light to treat a wide range of illnesses and medical and emotional problems.  Almost anything from skin problems to emotional distress and depression can be at least helped by light therapy.  But as with most medical and alternative therapies, there are some disadvantages […]

The use of therapy light may not be for everyone, but it offers many benefits for people who have seasonal affective disorder and do not wish to take any form of traditional antidepressants. One of the main reasons people do not want to take medication is because of the side effects, or they have not […]

Laser light therapy is a safe and painless treatment of today, used more and more to stimulate healing, while simultaneously offering a safe pain relief for a wide variety of conditions. Many medical professionals are adding this latest alternative treatment–therapeutic laser light therapy—in variable developments of visible red light, magnetic field, infrared, and super pulsed […]

The use of color therapy, such as the Blue light therapy, has been around a very long time, beginning with the healing temples of the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. Additionally, the ancient Chinese and Indians also used color in their healing practices that to this day are considered a major part of their alternative medicine […]

light therapy box treatments are used for many things today, not just seasonal affective disorder (SAD)–pregnancy, winter depression, PMS, chronic fatigue, acne, bipolar disorders, sleep disorders, mood disorders, and atopic dermatitis–all beginning with recent studies showing that about 80% of SAD sufferers have high treatment success. Yet research on the light therapy box is still […]

One of the latest procedures for light therapy is the Intense Pulse light therapy, also known as photo laser, computer controlled light therapy, light laser and many more. Pioneered by Dr. Patrick Bitter Jr., this new light therapy emits high intensity pulses of light to penetrate the human skin for skin disorders. This new light […]

Let the Sunshine in
The number of diagnosed and treated cases of depression and seasonal affective disorder has grown over the last few years.  This has, of course, brought about the development of new treatments for all types of depression.  One of the newer alternative depression treatments is light therapy.  The use of “light boxes”, which […]