Lumie lights the way with Pharos Compact
Published on Mon 17 Dec 2007
December 2007, Cambridge - Lumie has developed Pharos Compact to provide convenient and high quality light for those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. The Pharos Compact is the latest light within the Pharos range, designed for optimum light therapy.
Recognised as a real and debilitating medical condition by the World Health Organisation, SAD is known to affect around one in twenty of the population in the UK. The lack of bright light in the wintertime means that the pacemaker cells in the brain controlling the body's natural circadian rhythm are not stimulated effectively. This results in the typical symptoms of SAD - tiredness, lack of energy, overeating, low moods and social withdrawal. Extensive research has shown that bright light therapy can reduce the symptoms of SAD by giving the pacemaker strong light signals and altering the chemical balance within the body. Low serotonin levels, which are also a feature of depression, improve significantly with light therapy.
Light therapy is totally natural, highly effective and medically proven to treat SAD and the milder symptoms of winter blues. The recommended level of light is 10,000 lux, about the same as a spring morning on a clear day, and about 20 times brighter than a well lit office. Pharos Compact is neat and light, and a cost-effective way of managing the symptoms of SAD - the perfect addition to the light therapy range created by Lumie.
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