Clean the healthier, environmentally friendly way with the power of UV light, and kill 99.9% of bacteria, molds, Dust Mites and Fleas without the use of harmful, corrosive chemicals.

The life cycle of the average male dust mite ranges between 10 and 19 days, while a mated female house dust mite can live up to 70 days, laying 60 to 100 eggs over the last 5 weeks of her life. In an average 10 week lifespan, a house dust mite will produce nearly 2000 fecal particles in addition to an even greater number of partially digested enzyme-covered dust particles. Does this seem like something you want living within your sofa or mattress? Likely not. The allergens produced by house dust mites are among the most common instigators of asthma. Good indicators that you are suffering from the presence of these pests are itchiness, sneezing, inflamed or infected eczema, watering/reddening eyes, runny nose and clogging in the lungs. The frequent washing and vacuuming of soft surfaces is an obvious step in the termination of house dust mites, but there is another way to catch them in their tracks.. and that is with sanitizing UV light. In addition to killing 99.9% of dust mites, UV light is extremely effective in the elimination of bacteria, including H1N1, as well as being an effective warrior against germs and mold. UV light also combats hard to kill Dust Mite eggs and Flea eggs, doing away with health risks safely and quickly.

Enabling you to cover a wide surface area and kill those pesky, disease causing pests, the Cleanwave Series from Verilux offers a safe, effective alternative to the eradication process. In addition to light wands and furniture/bed vacs for the sanitation of soft and hard surfaces in your home, the Cleanwave Line also has a Travel Pack, allowing you to trust the cleanliness of any soft surface you may encounter when away from home.

But there is another item in your home, that you may want to think about sanitizing, your toothbrush. Within the moist environment of your toothbrush, harmful germs and bacteria can live and flourish long after you’ve finished brushing your teeth and rinsing your toothbrush, but they can be effectively eliminated thanks to the CleanWave Portable ToothBrush Sanitizer‘s powerful UV-C light.

Incorporate Verilux’s Cleanwave products into your cleaning routine and eliminate the unwanted pests that may be lurking within your home.

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The Different Forms of Seasonal Affective Disorder

These are some of the symptoms you can expect to find in most aspects of your life. If you find that you’re out of sorts during the winter, pay particular attention to winter-onset SAD. If you find that summer is especially difficult for you, see if your symptoms match up with summer-onset SAD. Finally, if you feel great during the spring and summer but other people find you difficult to deal with, check the symptoms for reverse SAD.

Winter-Onset SAD

Winter-Onset depression occurs during the winter months but not during the rest of the year. This type of SAD evokes a lack of interest in activities you would otherwise enjoy through the warm, summer months. Fatigue and low energy are often symptoms of Winter-Onset SAD, commonly leading to disinterest in completing simple tasks at work and at home. Oversleeping is also a common symptom, causing the affected to sleep in excess of anywhere from 2-8 hours more than they generally sleep during the summer. Additional symptoms include overeating - particularly sweet, starchy foods, resulting in weight gain as well as thoughts of suicide and overall despair.

Summer-Onset SAD

Summer-Onset SAD depression occurs during the summer, manifesting as an irritability and anxiety toward manners that wouldn’t normally trouble you during the winter months. Aggression, as well as a lack of caution in potentially dangerous situations are additional effects of Summer-Onset SAD, as is insomnia, causing you to sleep far fewer hours than you normally would during the winter. Increased sex drive or a lack of rational regarding appropriate sexual behaviour also occurs in many people affected with Summer-Onset SAD, in additional to poor appetite and weight loss. Thoughts of suicide and self harm are also common symptoms of this type of depression.

Reverse SAD

Reverse SAD manifests itself with an unnatural euphoria, hyperactivity, increased social interaction, an over enthusiastic attitude in addition to an overdeveloped sex drive. In extreme cases, people may take on an aggressive aspect to their personality, displaying the illusion that they are invulnerable to harm.

If you fit any of the above statements you may suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. It is suggested that you seek professional therapy. SAD Therapy Lamps are an effective treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder which can eliminate your physical symptoms and alleviate your depression over a course of short, daily exposures. However, should your physical symptoms disappear, but reform internally into feelings of guilt, it may be an indicator of a much larger problem and you are urged to seek medical attention promptly.

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Well folks, Autumn is officially here… and you know what that means, the days are getting shorter and colder. As the rain falls and the season sets in with all its fury, many people begin to slump into a feeling of listlessness, lacking motivation and energy. These feelings can be tell tale signs of Seasonal Affective Disorder, or the Winter Blues, which set in during the darker months, when there is simply not enough sunshine to fuel our bodies natural mood enhancers. Nearly 20% of the worlds population is affected with SAD, with woman suffering from it nearly 3 times greater than men.

The key to pulling yourself out of this debilitating slump is actually quite simple, requiring no medication, or even a heavy time commitment. Light therapy can drastically reduce the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder, buy providing your body with the full spectrum light it needs to function happily and healthily. The HappyLight® 6000 from Verilux shines bright with 6000 lux of full spectrum light, chasing away the Winter Blues, while assisting in the regulation of your natural Circadian Rhythms. In as little as 2.5 hours a day, you are able to bask in the recommended dose of light, without leaving your home! Simply sit in front of the illuminated lamp at a slight angle and feel its bright warmth as you craft, read, knit, watch television, work at your computer… anything you would normally do. Light therapy really fits into your lifestyle and is not difficult to become accustomed to.

Designed to be visually pleasing, the HappyLight® 6000 subtly enhances the design of any room, while its minimal size doesn’t take up an excess of space. Equipped with three settings: high, low and off, the HappyLight® 6000 is easy to use, providing the right amount of light, when you need it. The Verilux HappyLight® 6000 boasts the 2010 ADEX (Awards for Design Excellence) platinum award, which is the largest and most prestigious awards program for the product design of furniture, fixtures and finishes.

Start your day with a full dose of warming sun, even when it seems to be absent in the sky.

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In hopes of proving that the function of the Philips Wake Up Lamp works in helping to coax the body awake while regulating sleeping patterns with gradually fading light, these folks decided to wrangle a couple of participants, Simon the Rooster and a Philips Wake Up lamp, to participate in a little test.

The point of the study was simply this: Could a Wake Up Lamp make Simon crow before the sun’s actual rise? So, Simon’s coop was outfitted with some cameras, and a single Wake Up Lamp… he was then lulled off to sleep in preparation of his approaching earlier than normal morning rise. At 3am the lamp gradually faded in until it reached its maximum brightness, yielding one crowing rooster! Success! The enthusiasm toward the hitch-free experiment is felt as Simon continues to crow into the hours of the early morning.

Here’s hoping that Simon’s Circadian rhythms and sleeping patterns have since been restored!

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