| The Healing Powers Of Light On Psoriasis | | | | UVB light. A person with a skin disease like |
| Psoriasis is a skin disease characterized by scaling | | | | psoriasis needs light treatment anywhere from |
| and since there are a number of forms of | | | | three to five times a week and preferably every |
| psoriasis, this skin ailment affects about 400,000 | | | | day. Few people can afford the luxury of visiting |
| Americans. Skin diseases are difficult to treat in | | | | their dermatologist nearly every day for an |
| general and psoriasis is no exception. While many | | | | expensive custom light treatment, even if it is |
| doctors prescribe topical ointments to treat | | | | highly effective. |
| psoriasis, it may be surprising to the general public | | | | The benefits of UVB are healthy for generally |
| who is accustomed to taking pills or using creams | | | | anyone, not just for a person with a skin disorder. |
| for skin problems that phototherapy, or | | | | For instance, sunlight and specialized UVB light are |
| treatment with light, is an effective treatment for | | | | clinically proven to reduce stress. Maybe that's |
| a number of skin diseases, including psoriasis. | | | | why going to the beach is so relaxing. If you |
| Phototherapy, according to scientific medical | | | | consider the lack of sunlight in most workplaces |
| studies at several respected institutions, is able to | | | | and the constant commutes during darkness, this |
| clear up around 80% of all skin scaling caused by | | | | might shed some light as to why many workers |
| psoriasis. The right kind of light treatment also | | | | are so grumpy! For this reason, some |
| works well for jaundice, Rosacea, acne and skin | | | | forward-thinking businesses are starting to replace |
| fungus. For people who suffer from depression | | | | fluorescent lights with UVB lighting. Another |
| and SAD (seasonal affective disorder), light | | | | benefit of the UVB lighting besides reducing stress |
| therapy is very helpful. With SAD, a disorder | | | | is this lighting is much easier on the eyes and |
| where a person is depressed during the winter | | | | produces fewer glares. |
| season, a person's depression is presumably due | | | | The human body needs sunlight to create natural |
| to lack of sunlight. | | | | vitamin D. While modern humans can get |
| Simply turning on more lights in your house or | | | | synthetic vitamin D from milk or a vitamin |
| going to a tanning bed do not provide the right | | | | supplement, synthetic vitamins are no real |
| kind of light that the body seems to need to | | | | substitute for the naturally produced vitamins |
| combat skin disorders and SAD. What is needed is | | | | needed every day for proper health. Exposure to |
| a special kind of light known as UVB and only a | | | | UVB light is close enough to natural sunlight that |
| few manufacturers make light bulbs that emit | | | | the body will produce the needed vitamin D. |