NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS

OrganicAndHealthy.com
Natural latex mattresses with organic covers, luxurious organic cotton sheets, organic cotton and wool blankets and mattress covers, organic cotton and natural-fill pillows. Baby cribs and organic crib mattresses. Non-toxic solid maple, hand-crafted bedroom furniture. Air filters, water filters and other products for creating a healthy living environment. Also magnetite jewelry and other magnetic therapy products for relieving pain and enhancing health, and radiation shields for cordless and cell phones.

Aubrey Organics
100% natural hair, skin & body care products. No chemical additives, no synthetic colors, no preservatives or fragrances. Handcrafted in small batches and preserved with citrus seed extract and vitamins A, C & E. Shipped daily. Never tested on animals. Over 200 products to choose from.

Keys Soap
Cleansers, lotions and sunscreen that combine unique chemical-free, all-natural ingredients to rejuvenate, refresh and heal your skin. Products contain organic and all-natural essential oils that leave your skin therapeutically clean, looking and feeling soft to the touch. Keys Soap products are consistently ranked at the top of the list for safety by the Environmental Working Group.

Light4Beauty.com
Information about infrared LED light therapy for anti-aging, skin rejuvantion and pain management. This is our website, and on it we recommend and sell the DPL™ (Deep Penetrating Light) Therapy System.

August 27, 2007: The DPL™ Therapy System, the home-use leader in skin rejuvenation, was recently enhanced to more efficiently treat minor muscle and joint aches, minor sprains, minor back pain, muscle spasms and the minor pain and stiffness associated with arthritis. CLICK HERE for information.

Vitamin Shoppe
Stay healthy with over 20,000 products from more than 400 brands and one of the most comprehensive selections of health-related products. I've found they have excellent prices on Vitamin Shoppe® supplements as welll as national brands.

Vitashower Vitamin C Shower Filter
The Vitashower Vitamin C shower filter uses all natural Vitamin C to neutralize chlorine and chloramines in your shower water.

Whole Food Farmacy
Healthy, convenient whole food-based meals and snacks, non-toxic personal care items, and a website dedicated to "self-care" and a preventative-based lifestyle. I particularly like Whole Food Farmacy's healthy snack foods and preservative-free Sea Breathe saline spray.

NATURAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Includes "Skin Deep" searchable product guide. Find out what's known about the potential health risks from the personal care products you use everyday and learn about safer options. The searchable database features brand-by-brand safety rankings and in-depth information on almost 15,000 shampoos, lotions, deodorants, sunscreens and other products from over 1,000 brands.

Food News Report Card: Pesticides in Produce
Adjusting your eating habits can lower your intake of pesticides—sometimes dramatically so. When organic is not available, eat fruits and vegetables with consistently low pesticide loads. The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce ranks pesticide contamination for 46 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of over 100,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 1992 - 2001 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

LIGHT THERAPY RESEARCH

Dr. Daniel F. Kripke, M.D. is a licensed practicing physician certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Kripke has been researching the use of light for therapy for over 20 years and has written hundreds of medical articles about his research. Link to Dr. Kripke’s e-book, Brighten Your Life, which discusses the use of bright light to treat sleeping disorders and depression, (see chapter 9). Also see http://www.dankripke.org.

Dr. Raymond W. Lam, M.D. is Medical Director of the Mood Disorders Centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Hospital, and Head Professor of UBC’s Psychiatry Department Division of Clinical Neuroscience. He has conducted research on seasonal depression, light therapy, and circadian rhythm disturbances amongst a number of other topics. He is author of Seasonal Affective Disorder and Beyond: Light Treatment for SAD and non-SAD Disorders and a co-author of the Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Treatment of SAD.
UBC Mood Disorders Center
Answers to frequently asked questions about SAD and light therapy, instructions for using a light box, and various medical articles. Check out the section "For the Public" and refer your health professional to the section "For Physicians and Mental Health Clinicians."
Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Treatment of SAD This book is written for health professionals but can provide helpful information to the layman as well. Includes an article about SAD by Dr. Lam as published in Current Opinion in Psychiatry, January 1994.

Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. is best known as the psychiatrist and scientist who first described seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or winter depression, and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his long and distinguished career as a National Institute of Mental Health researcher. He has conducted extensive research into disorders of mood, sleep and biological rhythms. Click here for the section of his website featuring excerpts from his seminal work, Winter Blues and a self-diagnosis test for SAD.

Dr. Michael Terman, Ph.D. heads the Columbia Clinical Chronobiology Program which has been a leader in NIH-sponsored research on Seasonal Affective Disorder since the start of this field more than 15 years ago. The program focuses on the use of non-pharmacologic therapies (such as bright light) for treating different types of depression. See a three-part article on About.com about SAD by Dr. Terman and Mr. Jamie Rifkin. You can click on the first link and then click on Part 2 and 3 from that window or go to each section from our website.

The Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR)
The members of SLTBR have clinical and research interests in biological rhythm disorders including: seasonal affective disorder (SAD), jet lag, shift work, sleep disorders, eating disorders, nonseasonal depression, bipolar disorder, premenstrual syndrome, and others. The corporate members of the SLTBR have developed devices for the scientific measurement of light and for the therapeutic use of light. In particular you may want to check out the Public Information section where you’ll find questions and answers about SAD and light therapy.

ABC News General, "All in Your Head" feature
January, 1997 discussion of three studies, includes a clickable diagram with information about light therapy, and a transcript of a chat with Dr. Rosenthal.

National Mental Health Association SAD Fact Sheet

National Association for Mental Illness’ SAD info
(reviewed by Dr. Rosenthal)

National Institute for Medical Research
An article about seasonal depression and light therapy by Michael A. Ferenczi.

Abstracts of various Light therapy and SAD studies, presented by Life Extension foundation, a non-profit group that funds scientific research aimed at preventing disease and extending the human life-span.

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