Educational Info

The natural lighting that is used in Serene Scenes does not only add aesthetic appeal to a user’s home it provides them with endless health benefits. Natural lighting is most commonly used to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but can also be useful for the treatment of:

• Winter Blues
• Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder
• Jet-lag Adjustments
• Non-seasonal Depression
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Natural lighting is also helpful in reducing these symptoms:

• Decreases in Energy
• Melancholy
• Slight Weight Gain
• Fatigue
• Increases in Appetite

How natural light works:

• Reduces the production of melatonin
  • Melatonin is the hormone that is responsible for sending sleep messages to the body.
• Shifting the sleep cycle
• Changing the neurotransmitter, which are chemicals involved in the communication between brain cells

Please look at these websites for further information:

http://www.websciences.org/sltbr                     Society for Light Therapy and Biological Rhythms

http://nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/27.cfm    National Mental Health Association information about Seasonal Affective Disorder

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