Light therapy as an energy boost

Now the mood is brighter again: light against the winter blues

Do you feel tired, depressed or lacking in energy in winter? The winter blues - triggered by a lack of light, vitamin D deficits and seasonal changes - affects millions of people and leaves them in a low mood in winter. But there is a solution: with the right light or light therapy, you can effectively combat the winter blues! Rely on high-quality light to combat the winter blues and create a feel-good ambience that will lift your mood in no time at all. Our innovative lights bring light into the winter and help you to master the dark time with new energy and joie de vivre

Note: This guide is for information purposes only and does not replace medical advice.

Difference between winter blues and winter depression

Winter blues or winter depression - what's the difference? While the winter blues often causes symptoms such as slight tiredness or depressive mood due to a lack of light, winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a serious illness with more intense symptoms such as sleep disorders and listlessness. In contrast to the winter blues, where sufferers can still feel joy, people with winter depression feel permanently listless and depressed. There are no positive moments.

If complaints and symptoms such as a depressed mood or lack of energy persist and affect everyday life, light therapy could help to restore the balance of serotonin and melatonin. For more serious cases, additional treatments such as psychotherapy or antidepressants are important steps

Winter blues

An impairment of personal well-being and mood, especially in autumn and winter.

(Winter) depression

A serious mental illness that requires medical care.

Light therapy as an effective treatment method

The gentle power of light against the winter blues

Bring light back into life - and into your mood! Especially in winter, when natural daylight is scarce, the use of light therapy can work wonders against winter blues. Studies prove the effectiveness of light therapy, in which a targeted dose of special light increases well-being by imitating natural sunlight. These "winter blues lamps" work with at least 10,000 lux and influence melatonin and serotonin levels, which are crucial for mood and sleep. Light therapy lamps are always labelled as medical devices*.

In addition to professional use in a practice, you can also set up a light therapy corner at home for autumn and winter, which brings balance to the day-night rhythm and gives the body the light it lacks in the dark months. Special lamps and devices simulate natural daylight and help to boost mood and energy.

Using light therapy at home is very simple: it is best to sit in front of the lamp for about 30 minutes at a distance of 50 cm in the morning to activate your internal clock and start the day full of energy. Thanks to the right light source without harmful UV radiation, light therapy is not only effective but also safe - whether for sleep disorders, depressive moods or as support for skin problems. This can bring a noticeable improvement in just a few days.

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Practical tips: Bright light, good mood!

Winter blues were yesterday

The effect of real feel-good light - for more energy and relaxation! Our Good-Mood-Lights bring the perfect lighting mood into everyday life.

Human Centric Lighting

Human Centric Lighting adapts to the biorhythm and promotes sleep and concentration. With smart lamps, HCL is also possible at home: Light sources with CCT function make it possible to adjust the light colour individually via remote control or app - activating daylight white in the morning, relaxing warm white in the evening.

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Cozy Lighting

Cozy Lighting creates a cosy atmosphere in the dark season. Balanced lighting and soft lighting accents turn your home into an oasis of well-being. Multifaceted wood nuances, bamboo and rattan through to cosy textile shades enable individual light cocooning.

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Dopamine Decor

Happy Lights in Dopamine Decor bring vibrant colours, cheerful patterns and radiant joy into your home - for a good mood, positive feelings and furnishings that make you happy all round. Dopamine Decor luminaires can also be easily added as floor or table lamps.

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Full spectrum light

Full-spectrum daylight lamps, which reproduce the natural daylight spectrum, promote well-being and concentration. These light sources can also help with winter blues and create a motivating environment for working and learning, for example.

Alternatives and supplements to light therapy

Additional tips against winter blues

In addition to light therapy, additional measures can work wonders. An optimised sleep routine is an inseparable part of this. It is essential to ensure regular sleeping times that help the body to regenerate and stabilise the day-night rhythm.

Fresh air and regular walks

Meet friends and maintain social contacts

Structure and actively plan your day

Sport and exercise for a better mood

Relaxation techniques such as yoga and meditation

Creative activities: Reading, writing or artistic design

Light is the key to more joie de vivre in the dark season. The winter blues can be effectively combated with light therapy and helpful tips for everyday life. The appropriate lamps and lights also create an atmosphere that lifts the mood and increases well-being. Even small changes can have a big impact.

Kai Krzyzelewski

Online editor at Lights.co.uk

Expert tip

Small changes can be effective in combating low moods and tiredness. Bright, possibly daylight white light in the morning is the key to waking up the body and combating the winter blues. In the evening, on the other hand, you should avoid bright, bluish light. This prevents the day-night rhythm from being disturbed and improves the quality of sleep. By the way: Just setting mobile phones and computers to night mode can work wonders: This sets the light colour of the backlight to warm white. Blue components, which can affect the hormone balance, are attenuated. The right use of artificial light sources can effectively improve mood and energy levels.