I am a busy working Mom.  If I want to meditate and exercise before work, and I do, I have to get up at 5:30 daily.  UGH!  I bought the Sun Up dawn simulator and it has changed my life.  I love that the light slowly increases but I am never jolted awake with an annoying buzzer.  I wake up more easily with my own personal sunrise every day!

I was roller blading this summer, got a blade caught in a tar snake, and I went sliding accross the pavement.  I spread out my fall by putting my arms out in front of me and must have looked like a landing superwoman.  Thank goodness for wrist guards!  I scraped many layers of skin off of my hip bones and I was in agony.  As soon as I got home, I began using my DPL by removing the panels and placing one along side each hip bone.  I pressed the on button for 3-4 cycles and felt great relief.  With daily use, my hips scabbed over that first day and the scabs fell off in 7 days! I was able to get back on the blades in record time.  Now our family uses the light almost constantly for astroturf burns (2 kids in soccer), bumps, bruises and headaches.  I love this unit!

Christine from New Jersey left this message on our voice mail:

“Thank you so very much for sending out the correct bulb.  It really made a BIG difference.  I started to feel like I was coming back from the grave with that blue lux bulb and I appreciate it very much.  Thank you.”

When we use lightboxes to treat SAD, we are “reprogramming” our body’s Circadian Rhythm.  This is the body’s 24hour clock that tells it when to sleep and when to wake up.  We need to program our Circadian Rhythm so that it better matches our day.   

Treating some sleep disorders is very much the same process.  In fact, in many cases the symptoms are the same.  Have trouble falling asleep at night and also getting up in the am?  Then you are probably sleep phase delayed and should use the bright light in the morning.  If you fall asleep too early and wake up too early, then you are probably a sleep phase advanced and should use the light in the afternoon.  Of course these are generalizations and in order to get this right, you should seek the help of a qualified professional. 

Here is a great site that is packed full of a ton of great info and links on Sleep Disorders.  http://sleepeducation.com/Treatment.aspx?id=4.  Not only is there information on sleep disorders, but a quick finder for a sleep clinic in your area.  Check it out.

I work in the warehouse area of our business.   The only lighting is overhead fluorescent tubes.  I had a bright desk lamp on my desk  and a floor lamp with 3 bulbs but found that my eyes had trouble focusing.  My friends kept telling me that at “my age” ,44, the need for glasses was inevitable.  I bought a pair of half glasses at Target and was wearing them all day in order to see my computer monitor and paperwork.  I decided to try the Sunny Days desk lamp.  What a huge difference!  The light quality and brightness were literally like night and day.  The desk lamp gives off a crisp and clean bright white light without glare.  I took my “cheaters” off that very day and haven’t had to use them since.  The extra perk in having this light on my desk is that I can also use it for light therapy.  I’m so happy to be seeing clearly again!

I am 43 and suffer from acne.  I don’t believe in medication and most topicals burned my skin.  Everything makes me break out:  chocolate, sugar, wheat, sunscreen, lotion….

I have finally hit on a fabulous fix!  I have been using Nature’s Gate 3 step acne kit for about 2 months and have had good results, but I still had breakouts.  I started using the Dr Kern Beauty skin one week ago.  I use it after I wash my face and before I go to bed.  This seems to be the only time that I can consistently use it.  My face is clear for the first time in years!   My skin feels tight, clean and tingly in the best way.  I keep holding my breath waiting for the next big break out, but so far I’m happy to say that there has not been one.  I’m sold on this product!