If you suffer from a circadian rhythm disorder, including a night owl tendency or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), you may wonder: What is light box therapy? This treatment, also called phototherapy ...

Light therapy can boost your mood, but you need the right model. Here's what experts say about picking an effective model. Corin Cesaric Editor Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her ...

When you think of light therapy lamps that mimic natural sunlight, you probably associate them with seasonal affective disorder (commonly known as SAD), a type of depression that occurs during certain ...

Have you noticed you're sleeping a little longer? Maybe you're experiencing a shift in appetite — craving more sweets or pasta. In autumn, our bodies sense the change in light as the dark winter ...

As daylight diminishes people can feel their mood dimming. Experts say starting light therapy in the fall can help fend off winter depression. As the days get shorter, many people may also find their ...

When the trees start to lose their leaves and the "lovely colours of autumn" disappear, Cherry Cantrell begins an almost six-month battle to fight off the so-called "winter blues". She has Seasonal ...