How to Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder With Better Tech
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Call it what you will, from cabin fever to the winter blues, nearly all of us can relate to the simple bad mood and diminished energy that comes along with colder months. From a doctor’s perspective, the more serious of these cases is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, hitting hardest during the winter time.While the exact cause of SAD is yet unknown, it is treated in much the same way as traditional #depression — but research is beginning to reveal more insights into SAD, our circadian rhythm, and how our body and brain reacts to levels of light, especially sunlight. Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells, or ipRGCs, is a long term describing signals in the brain that respond to environmental light. This means regulating our pupil reflexes, circadian rhythms, and (...)
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