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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 01:25:57 CDT
From: Mary and Amani Jacobs <U45301@uicvm.uic.edu>
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Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: SUnlight deprivation during the winter
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In article <33cu5r$psp$1@heifetz.msen.com>, csi@garnet.msen.com (AI Group) says:
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>Does anyone know of reference material at an ftp (or anywhere else) on the
>effects of lack of sunlight during the winter?
>
>I saw a Northern Exposure repeat last night that reminded me to ask about
>this.  On the show they had full spectrum light visors - any idea if they
>are real or just part of the show?
>
>Thanks in advance,  Henry
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  Winter Depression (Seasonal Affective Disorder [SAD]) Information

"There's a certain Slant of light,
Winter Afternoons--
That oppresses, like the Heft
Of Cathedral Tunes--
Heavenly Hurt, it gives us--
We can find no scar,
But internal difference,
Where the Meanings, are."

--Emily Dickenson

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From "Winter Blues":

"Like bears, squirrels, and birds, humans have
evolved under the sun.  We have incorporated
into the machinery of our bodies the rhythms
of night and day, of darkness and light, of cold and
warmth, of scarcity and plenty.  Over hundreds of
thousands of years, the architecture of our bodies
has been shaped by the seasons, and we have
developed mechanisms to deal with the regular
changes that they bring.  We continue to respond to
these rhythms in the way we feel and behave.
For some of us, however, these changes can disrupt
our lives.

"The effects of the seasons on humans were all well
known by the ancients, but were largely forgotten by
modern medical practitioners until recently. . . ."

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              Information About Light Sources

If the person is relatively needy of light:

Call:

Vitality Concepts, Inc.
Full Spectrum Lighting Specialists
Mary L. Okumura, President
1406 W. Summerdale Ave.
Chicago IL  60640-2116
(312) 275-1443
(800) 252-0220
FAX (312) 275-7997
(She can order anything for you and usually
has it in stock so you get it in a few days.
Costs a little more this way.)


Otherwise order directly from companies:


OTT-Light
Environmental Lighting Concepts, Inc.
3923 Coconut Palm Drive  #101
Tampa FL  33619
(813) 621-0058
FAX (813) 626-8790

(They have desk styles that fold up and are
both intense and full-spectrum, *and* portable,
so you can use them at work or on a computer station.
They also have bulbs that screw into fixtures
like an incandescent light.  This appears expensive,
but the bulb lasts for four years!)

Hughes Lighting Technologies  (high-intensity box lights)
34 Yacht Club Drive
Lake Hopatcong  NJ  07849
(800) LIGHT-25 (544-4825)
(201) 663-1214

Duro-Test (full-spectrum "Vita Light" flourescent tubes)
9 Law Drive
Fairfield  NJ  07007
(800) BUY-DURO
(201) 808-6622

The SunBox Company  (also has a light visor and dawn simulator)
19217 Orbit Drive
Gaithersburg  MD  20879
(800) LITE-YOU (548-3968)
(301) 869-5980

Apollo Light Suystems Inc.
352 West 1060 South
Orem  UT  84058
(800) 545-9667
(801) 226-2370

Bio-Brite, Inc.  (light visor manufacturer)
7315 Wisconsin Ave.  #1300 W
Bethesda  MD  20814-3202
(800) 621-LITE (621-5483)
(301) 961-8557

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National Organization for Seasonal Affective Disorder (NOSAD)
P. O. Box 40133
Washington  DC  20016

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For further information, see the book "Winter Blues"
by Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D.

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Write, including a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Society for Light Research and Biological Rhythms
P. O. Box 478
Wilsonville  OR  97070

Seasonal Studies Program
National Insitute of Mental Health
Building 10, Room 4S-239
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda  MD  20892
(301) 496-2141
(301) 496-0500

Sun Net
P. O. Box 10606
Rockville  MD  20850

For information on climate, length of the day,
amount of sunlight, temperature, contact:

The National Climatic Data Center
Federal Building
Asheville  NC  28801-2733
(704) CLIMATE (254-6283)

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The "Winter Blues" book also lists physicians
and programs in each state and internationally
whom persons affected can contact directly.

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From "Winter Blues":

"Despite all our modern discoveries, it is still
valuable to look back at ancient wisdom.  As far as
SAD is concerned, no ancient writer offered more
cogent advice than the physician A. Cornelius Celsus
provided to melancholics during the reign of the
Roman Emperor Tiberius:

Live in rooms full of light
Avoid heavy food
Be modearate in the drinking of wine
Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics
Fight insomina with gentle rocking or the sound of running water
Change surroundings and take long hourneys
Strictly avoid frightening ideas
Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements
Listen to music"

Happy Winter!

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