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TROUBLE SLEEPING
Especially when becoming older your day and night rhythm changes which
arise are fatigue during the day, irregular sleep, drowsiness in the early eve-
ning and lying awake at night. The solution is to apply light therapy for 15 to
30 minutes in the early evening. The sleeping time is then moved to a later
moment of time.
JETLAG
Jetlag means the disturbance of the awake-sleep rhythm. This occurs when
The jetlag will last a lot shorter.
Of course, remember to bring the correct travel plug.
BURN-OUT
Having a burn-out can be determined by having little or no energy and moti-
vation when at work. Symptoms of a burn-out are:
• Exhaustion (serious fatigue)
• Cynicism
• A negative self image
• Decreased competence
Light therapy allows you to restore the disturbed energy storage en
counteract emotional exhaustion.
The best time for applying light therapy in case of a burn-out is in the
morning.
FATIQUE
When you’re feeling tired, you may notice the following phenomena:
• Your eyes see less focused or keep closing
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• Your eyes are blurry or you don’t see things at all
• Your thoughts strays
• You experience head or stomach ache
• You’re becoming sleepy
• You lose interest in small but possibly important details
• You can’t think straight anymore
• You’re quickly distracted and irritated
• You feel less desire to do anything
• You’re losing your sense of humour
By using the bright light of the FW-400 you can improve your sleeping
pattern, because the biological clock signals to your body that it’s morning
time. Use the FW-400 especially in the morning.
