Wake Up Lights & SAD Lamps
Greg shines a light on whether SAD lamps and wake up lights can really help improve our mood.
With shorter days, longer nights, and bad weather leading to the winter blues for many, and for some the more severe Seasonal Affective Disorder, Sliced Bread investigates whether specially designed lights can really help improve how we feel.
Listener Ross got in touch on WhatsApp after heβd read claims Wake Up Lights and SAD Lamps can boost our mood, and wanted to know what βmedically certifiedβ means when accredited to them, and if itβs worth paying extra for it?
Greg Foot finds out by speaking to a leading expert in light therapy, as well as by visiting a manufacturer of these lights, to ask them to explain their claims, and whether theyβre medically recognised in the UK.
This series, weβre testing and investigating your suggested wonder products. If youβve seen an ad, trend or fad and wonder if thereβs any evidence to back up a claim, drop us an email to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or you can send us a voice note to our new WhatsApp number: 07543 306807.
PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth
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Can SAD lamps and wake-up lights help boost your mood?
Greg Foot shines a light on whether SAD lamps and wake-up lights are mood-boosters.
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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder and what causes it?
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- Thu 17 Nov 2022 12:32ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Boxing Day 2022 12:32ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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