The Depression Cure: The Six-Step Programme to Beat Depression Without Drugs by Steve Ilardi

Author:Steve Ilardi
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Family & Relationships, General, Health & Fitness, Self-Help
ISBN: 9781407060644
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-07-05T22:00:00+00:00

It’s best if you can set the box up about six inches or so above eye level.

If possible, position the box so it’s centered in front of you, not off to one side.

Light boxes usually work best when they’re positioned about eighteen to twenty-four inches from your eyes. But there’s an interesting tradeoff when it comes to distance. The farther away the box is, the more it will reach every part of your eyes (a good thing) but the lower the number of lux it will deliver (not so good). Most high-quality boxes can deliver 10,000 lux at a distance of at least eighteen inches, but some boxes need to be a bit closer. (The product insert will tell you just how close you need to be to receive 10,000 lux.) However, positioning the box any closer than twelve inches can cause uncomfortable eyestrain.

Never stare directly at the box itself. It will be far too bright, and very hard on the eyes. Instead, fix your gaze on something in front of you—a computer screen, a book, a newspaper, a conversation partner—with the light shining down into your eyes from above.

If you can’t position the box above you for some reason, it will still work okay if you locate it slightly off to your side—as long as it’s still facing you from the front. But make sure to keep things balanced by switching sides (from your left to right or vice versa) halfway through the exposure period.

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