What a great way to possibly improve one's quality of life-and an easy one, too. Bright lights! Carol Bradley Bursack's blog about the Dutch study re: bright lights and melatonin hit a nerve with me today. Having suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder for almost forty years (back when it was hardly even being talked about), I have known about the effect bright light has on mood. It had not occurred to me that I might use the same technique for my dementia, and yet it makes sense.
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