IT’S SIMPLY NOT TRUE . . .
Most SAD lights claim that they “simulate sunlight” or “mimic outdoor light” that’s missing during the darker winter months.
Not All SAD Therapy Lamps are Created Equal
Compared to sunlight, “common” SAD lights, both LED and fluorescent, are sorely deficient in near-infrared radiation (NIR). Humans evolved under sunlight energy that includes both “visible” and “invisible” wavelengths. Given that about half of this energy is due to essential, invisible near-infrared radiation we are clearly risking our health and well-being by using lighting that emits no NIR whatsoever.
“LED light exposure that is not balanced with full (spectrum) sunlight loaded with the red parts of the spectrum is always damaging to your biology.”
— Alexander Wunsch, MD, PhD, Photobiology Expert
Light therapy, that’s truly akin to natural sunlight, has health benefit well beyond SAD for just about everyone given how much time most people spend indoors. We have been depriving ourselves and “unwittingly” starving for natural light that includes NIR radiation and suffering from mal-illumination.
“Mal-illumination is to Light as Malnutrition is to Food.”
— Dr. John Ott
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