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IIRC, no. You need to get/see UV in order for your pineal gland to stop producing melatonin (what makes you sleepy). That is why most light therapy boxes say th
by viggity 12y ago
IIRC, no. You need to get/see UV in order for your pineal gland to stop producing melatonin (what makes you sleepy). That is why most light therapy boxes say that they're "full spectrum" - they emit UV in addition to visible light.
- blackbagboys 12y agoDo you have a source for this? I'm just curious because while it sounds reasonable, a quick inspection of the light boxes on Amazon shows that many of them advertise that they filter out nearly all UV light.
- viggity 12y agomy guess is that you're looking at general "light boxes" (for photo shoots). Look on amazon for "happy lamps". http://www.amazon.com/Verilux-VT01WW1-HappyLight-Compact-Energy/dp/B00761HREI http://www.amazon.com/Verilux-VT01WW1-HappyLight-Compact-Ene...
- nsajko 12y agoEven green light suppresses melatonin production: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11763987 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11763987