With daylight dwindling, a light box can be a helpful tool to get a mood boost for people struggling with seasonal affective ...

Incorporate other strategies. SAD lamps can be effective at tackling seasonal depression, but many people need a combination of approaches to feel better, Dr. Sit said. Pairing light therapy with ...

Which light therapy boxes for seasonal affective disorder are best? Many people feel a little down in the fall and winter when the days get shorter and sunlight is harder to come by. But for some, the ...

People who feel more fatigued, sad, irritable and hungry as the days darken from fall into winter may benefit from using a light box, also called a therapy lamp, according to health experts. Seasonal ...

Like an estimated 5 percent or so of Americans, I have seasonal affective disorder, better known by its all-too-appropriate acronym, SAD. Seasonal depression, which can entail lethargy and lower moods ...

Q. I wanted to share my experience with seasonal affective disorder and light box therapy. Having suffered with moderate SAD for years, I started using a light box in addition to the antidepressant ...

The “winter blues” is more than just a colloquialism; for some people, the winter months come with something they don’t necessarily have for the rest of the year — depression. People who already have ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Fall is officially here, and for many of us, that means getting ready to deal with seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that happens ...

Q: Each year when we switch away from daylight saving time, I get that SAD thing. I start feeling low and eventually get depressed. Why does that happen? I’ve read there are special lights that can ...

Besides helping with seasonal depression in fall and winter, they can boost energy levels, plus improve sleep.

Save this Daylight Savings hack for later. Throughout my years of living through cold, East Coast winters, I’ve heard plenty of advice (both professional and anecdotal) about how to cope. Get a heated ...

Dear Jim: I am planning to get a high-intensity SAD light or sunrise device to help reduce my wintertime blues. Do these things really work, what features should I look for, and are they expensive to ...