Seasonal Affective Disorder

SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) was first described more than ten years ago by Dr Norman E. Rosenthal, himself a sufferer. He recommended long hours in front of a light box as a cure. (A light box is a portable box fitted with powerful electric lights.) However, this was often difficult for sufferers to fit into their busy lives. Moreover, there was a risk of overexposure to harmful ultra violet ...

Date added: 16 November '07

Changing of words is the lighting of hearts

by Cristina Nuta - Each time we look around us we can see people who communicate easily, but on the other hand there are others who prefer to be less talkative. When we open our mouth and begin a conversation, we can help our interlocutor draw in his mind an opinion about us. The changing of words helps people know each other. It is said that voice and the way we express ourselves, is the m ...

Date added: 08 May '07

The Sun Makes Us Feel Active And Full Of Life

by Herminne Tonita - We need the sun light as we need the air but the exposure to the ultraviolet beams is not always harmless. We all are the children of the sun: our state of mind and our body flourish when the sun is shining. The light improves our state of health and makes us active and full of life. But what is benefic can be at the same time quite harmful if you don’t know where to dra ...

Date added: 25 September '07