May 6, 2015 | Athletic Performance & Recovery
Prospects for recovery of lost vision have brightened with the release of new scientific findings showing that the use of gentle near infra-red light can reverse damage caused by exposure to bright light, up to a month after treatment. The Vision Centre’s Dr Krisztina...
May 6, 2015 | Athletic Performance & Recovery
The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day. Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels which can be seen with the naked eye....
May 6, 2015 | Athletic Performance & Recovery
OBJECTIVE: In adults with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a delayed sleep/ activity rhythm and/or seasonal mood symptoms may contribute significantly to core pathology and disability. This study examined whether a chronobiologically based treatment,...
May 6, 2015 | Athletic Performance & Recovery
Bright light therapy has significant effects on sleep disturbances associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a research abstract presented June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated...
May 6, 2015 | Athletic Performance & Recovery
Authors: Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH, Mariana Figueiro, PhD, and Lauren Cohen, MA Proper lighting is necessary for vision and to carry out one’s daily activities. This aspect of light-light for vision – is well known by the general public and health professionals....
May 4, 2015 | Athletic Performance & Recovery
If you think you might lose your mind soon, consider trading in your tin-foil hat for an infrared beaming helmet that may help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. An experimental helmet which scientists say could reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease within weeks...