If your doctor has recommended light therapy, here are the best light therapy boxes for treating SAD to help you get back to feeling like yourself.

Like an estimated 5 percent or so of Americans, I have seasonal affective disorder, better known by its all-too-appropriate acronym, SAD. Seasonal depression, which can entail lethargy and lower mo… ...

The light therapy you are asking about, known as bright light therapy, has proven beneficial for many people with winter-onset SAD. It involves daily exposure of 30 to 40 minutes to a light box.

You can find light-therapy boxes over the counter, but Consumer Reports recommends using one only after a doctor’s diagnosis of SAD.

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 12: A man suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder uses a light box in his office to combat the illness on October 12 2005 Glasgow, Scotland. Seasonal affective ...

The light therapy you are asking about, known as bright light therapy, has proven beneficial for many people with winter-onset SAD. It involves daily exposure of 30 to 40 minutes to a light box.

"It would not surprise me if seasonal affective disorder is underreported,” said Shane. A common way to fight seasonal depression is using light therapy with a light box.

You'll want a light that gives off 10,000 of Lux Light. You need to use the lamp every day for 20-30 minutes, within the first hour of waking up.

I’ve long-struggled with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), so the most honest recommendation I can give you is to invest in a light therapy lamp, and now that Daylight Savings Time is here, it ...

Up to 2million people in the UK are thought to suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression which comes during the year's darker months. With this in mind, the brain health ...

You can find light-therapy boxes over the counter, but Consumer Reports recommends using one only after a doctor’s diagnosis of SAD.