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256 Best Of: How to Use Light to Deal With Winter Blues (Dr. Michael Terman, SAD expert)

256 Best Of: How to Use Light to Deal With Winter Blues (Dr. Michael Terman, SAD expert)

FromHumans Outside


256 Best Of: How to Use Light to Deal With Winter Blues (Dr. Michael Terman, SAD expert)

FromHumans Outside

ratings:
Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s not just your imagination: the winter sads are the real deal. With less sunlight and more darkness over the winter months, you might feel slow and heavy in both body and spirit. But there are solutions -- we don’t actually have to live like this. And that’s why I brought Dr. Michael Terman, one of top experts in the use of light therapy, onto the podcast to teach us specifically what we need to do to overcome this particular seasonal problem. Here’s his episode.   Connect with this episode: Read about the Center for Environmental Therapeutics Take the circadian rhythm assessment Follow the Center for Environmental Therapeutics on Facebook Follow Humans Outside on Instagram Follow Humans Outside on Facebook Some of the good stuff: [3:35] Dr. Michael Terman’s favorite outdoor space [5:23] How he got into the study of light therapy and circadian rhythm [6:41] What his research found [10:52] What light has to do with depression [16:28] Where is it a problem? [19:15] Does this have to be a problem year after year? [26:33] What does going outside have to do with it? [34:09] What is a light box and how to find one [44:44] Dr. Terman’s favorite outdoor moment
Released:
Dec 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

They say spending time in nature can change your life. But in a world packed with indoor life pressures, how can you make getting outside just a part of who you are? Welcome to Humans Outside, where we explore a wellness-rich life in the great outdoors from our perch in Alaska while hearing from fascinating outdoor-minded guests.