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Never heard of people using LED lights in the morning. He's already supplementing with vitamin D, so what is the benefit of using the light on top of that?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_blue_light_technolo...

The significance is on blue light. The same way it has negative side effects at night (which is why tools like f.lux and night shift exist), it has positive effects in the morning. Folks who live in northern regions struggle in the winter with depression due to the lack of sun and the impact that has on your circadian rhythm. Not sure the folks in SF have much to worry about here ;)


According to this random 20 year old study I found, taking Vitamin D supplements is better than light therapy:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10888476


Dead link?


Works for me? Maybe something is blocking you


it's also called a SAD lamp. "seasonal affective disorder"

https://www.google.com/search?q=sad+lamp


What an unfortunate acronym!




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