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introduction
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Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.
intended use
This appliance helps to counteract the tiredness, low spirits and lack of energy that many people
experience in autumn and winter, when the days are darker and shorter. These symptoms are often
referred to as the winter blues. A shortage of light can also have a negative effect on our sleep-wake
rhythm and our biological clock.
The medical intended use of the EnergyLight is to treat winter depression (seasonal affective
disorder). This treatment should always take place under supervision of a specialist.
The EnergyLight is suitable for both light baths and normal lighting.
Energylight and the winter blues
The winter blues are characterised by a combination of the following symptoms: tiredness, lack of
energy, a need for more sleep, unexpected mood changes, trouble to concentrate and trouble to
get out of bed in the morning. Sometimes the winter blues can also cause you to gain weight, as
your body craves food that is rich in sugar and carbohydrates, such as pasta and chocolate. The
winter blues occur during the darker period of the year, i.e. from September until March.
Many people are troubled by one or more symptoms of the winter blues. Many health experts
agree that the winter blues can be counteracted by exposure to bright light. ‘Bright light’ means
daylight with a certain intensity. In winter, the light intensity is often much lower than in summer: on
a gloomy winter day the light intensity varies between 2,500 and 10,000 lux, whereas this may be as
much as 100,000 lux on a bright summer day. Moreover, in winter most people spend a lot of time
indoors, either at home or at work, where artificial light often has an intensity of as little as 500 lux
and sometimes even less.Together with scientists and medical specialists in the field of winter blues
treatment, Philips has developed this special lighting appliance. This appliance allows you to safely get
the amount of light you need to make the winter blues disappear. Taking light baths is generally
accepted as one of the safest and most effective ways of fighting the winter blues.
Energylight and the sleep-wake rhythm
A shortage of light plays a major role in the disruption of our sleep-wake rhythm. Hormones are no
longer produced at exactly the right time of day, it becomes harder to sleep soundly throughout the
night and the need for short naps during the day increases. An extra dose of light restores our
sleep-wake rhythm and improves the quality of our sleep as well as the way we function during the
day. The EnergyLight provides this extra dose of light.
For more information about the health benefits, see www.philips.com, search word “EnergyLight”.
general description (Fig. 1)
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Energy lamp
B
Lamp housing with angle adjustment
C
Base
D
On/off knob and treatment time indicator
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On/off symbol
2
Light symbol
3
Light intensity settings from low to high
E
Treatment time symbol
important
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