Mayo Clinic Minute: Lift your mood with light therapy
Want to flip the switch on feeling down during the winter months? Dr. Craig Sawchuk suggests giving light therapy a try.
Light therapy is thought to affect brain chemicals linked to mood and sleep, easing symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.
Dr. Sawchuk recommends using a 10,000-lux light within the first hour of waking up for about 20 minutes.
Continue light therapy into the spring or whenever your mood starts to naturally improve.
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