Happy Glasses: another solution for the Canadian “winter depression”
The weather in Canada is starting to get cold, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - also known as “winter depression” or “winter blues” - is at the doorsteps. As I have brought to you last Winter a simple solution to combat SAD, I now introduce a new solution: the happy glasses.
Developed in 2006 at the Liege University physics department in Belgium, the glasses are designed to stop the production of sleep hormone melatonin by shining light rays into the retina.
Check them out in the video below:
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Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Health, Technology.
Tags: Belgium, Canada, Depression, Glasses, Happy Glasses, Light Therapy, SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter, Winter Blues, Winter Depression
Comment from Anonymous
Time November 2, 2009 at 12:13 AM
hehe, we would look ridiculous in them, but I mean heck.. if they work, I am game
I am not ready for winter this year… my tolerance is starting to fade.