http:\/\/drkarenhudes.ca\/index.php\/2017\/12\/09\/seasonal-affective-disorder-s-a-d-a-k-a-the-winter-blues\/<\/a><\/p>\nThe patients that have gotten this one, and my awesome friend and chiropractor extraordinaire Emily who also uses it , love this brand. (Yes, I guess lots of my friends are chiropractors… school and life and stuff is where I met them).<\/p>\n
One draw back – the price tag… the desk version cost around $200<\/p>\n
Good news!<\/h2>\n
So fall year I was at Costco and what do I see? I giant pile of a product called “Happy Light” retailing for about $60.00<\/p>\n
Cool, I thought and then walked by.<\/p>\n
About a week later I felt kinda blah and down. It had been really grey outside and I thought to myself (for about the 250th time) that I should buy a light for my desk for the winter blues… maybe it would help.<\/p>\n
Off to Costco I went. I couldn’t find the stupid happy light anywhere. You know how Costco is, if you don’t buy it when you see it you may never get it again. Luckily after much searching, I did find several in the pharmacy.<\/p>\n
Consumer report of one<\/h2>\n
I decided to buy it to test it on me and do a consumer report of one so that I could advise patients (and all of you) to buy it if it works. If we can help the winter blues for $60 why not?<\/p>\n
One of the reasons I sent people to the Northern Lights site was because a family doctor that Emily knows referred her to it originally having said that the wavelengths used in those lights are the ones that help the most.<\/p>\n
I did some research. Apparently it is not agreed upon in the scientific community which light wavelengths are the most helpful. It should just be a strong white light. Preferably with no harmful UV.<\/p>\n
The Happy Light checks both boxes.<\/p>\n
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How I did with it<\/h2>\n
I got it back to my clinic and set it up immediately.<\/p>\n
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Put it around 18 inches away and turned it on to the strong setting.<\/p>\n
Had a headache in 3 minutes.<\/p>\n
Turned it off.<\/p>\n
Headache gone shortly after.<\/p>\n
Turned it on to low setting (for afternoon use apparently).<\/p>\n
Headache in 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
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Hmmmm maybe the other light would be better?<\/p>\n
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Put it farther away from me on the desk – about 2 feet and angled it more away from my eyes.<\/p>\n
Turned it on.<\/p>\n
ok after 5 mintues but decided to build on it…<\/p>\n
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I am happy to report that with it about 2 feet away and angled on low I can have it on with no irritation or bother for 30 minutes. AND I think my mood is better in general.<\/p>\n
So I think this one has Costco for the win. I do recommend it.<\/p>\n
I also recommend reading the instructions in the box (which I did not do) and doing the test on yourself for light sensitivity (which apparently I may be so the reading of the instructions would probably have been helpful).<\/p>\n
Hope this is helpful!<\/p>\n
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