Now a London caf is offering Sad therapy for weary patrons. It can't be a coincidence that we light bonfires and Christmas lights in November and December. It can't be a coincidence that we light bonfires and Christmas lights in November and December. Or that we go for rich foods like Christmas pudding around the same time. Recently recognised Scientists say that it's the short days and long nights of winter that create a biochemical imbalance in the part of the brain that regulates many body functions, including sleep, moods and energy levels.
Light is vital to our well-being.
As the days get shorter the body's clock can go out of sync with its rhythm of day and night. It is comparatively recently that Sad has been recognised as a medical condition. Before that sufferers were told to pull themselves together. Now research has shown that high levels of light in the early part of the day offers benefits to sufferers. It is a miracle.