How to stay alert and vigorous in autumn and winter

Autumn, especially late, been associated with somnolence and apathy. Sunny days becomes less and if most of the time you spend not in the street, and at home or in the office, the mood plummeted along with productivity. Exercise, healthy diet, vitamin cocktails - all this, without a doubt, help to feel better. Unfortunately, very few people will do exercises, pour the water for quenching and buy vitamins. Most likely, simply increase the number of drinking coffee, and this can adversely affect health. Fortunately, there is another way to deal with the fall-winter blues and to improve their well-being and productivity - add more light.

Autumn-winter blues - is not only a constant sleepiness and bad mood, she had enough unpleasant symptoms. General weakness and fatigue, irritability, trouble concentrating and even excessive craving for starchy foods and sweets. In general, the continuous problems for productivity and for the figure. The main reason for this seasonal disorder is the lack of light. For example, on a bright sunny day in the street lighting is 100 000 lux in overcast - 1 500-5 000 lux.

In principle, and 1500 lux is sufficient for maintaining productivity, but because most people do not work on the streets, and in places where the illumination of 150-500 lux. But this is not enough to provide the courage during the working day. As a result, there are a seasonal disorder symptoms: lethargy, irritability, insomnia, binge eating and other "charms".

So, to get rid of drowsiness and lethargy, need more light, and for this it is not necessary to carry your desktop on the balcony, you can use EnergyUp - the innovative gadget from Philips, based on the use of blue Sveta. It combines a scientifically proven method of maintaining tone in the autumn-winter period, modern appearance and easy operation.

Blue light increases energy levels

In the beginning of the XX century physicians recognized the benefits of blue light, and it is widely used in various fields of medicine, including for the rapid recovery of people engaged in mental work, reduce fatigue and improve energy. Modern studies only confirm beneficial effects of blue light. For example, a study by Martin Bevan and Johan Ekström, published in the journal PLOS ONE, It has proven that blue light improves cognitive function: care, care when carrying out the tasks and reaction. But the positive effect EnergyUp due not only to the use of blue light, but also an increase in general lighting. So, EnergyUp - a small device with a simple operation, which emits blue light at 200 lux. You put a modern gadget on your desktop within sight, sets the intensity and leave for 20-30 minutes.

While you do not necessarily look at EnergyUp, and during operation of the device you can safely go about their business. Photoreceptors in the retina of the eye responsive to light signals transmitted in the hypothalamus (a brain region responsible for diurnal rhythms), and body activity increases. In other words, EnergyUp light tells the brain that now a day, and then it's time to wake up and be active. After that, a sense of lethargy, apathy and drowsiness disappear safely. Thus, EnergyUp acts as sunlight, with the only difference that the device does not contain UV-rays and is completely safe for eyes and skin.

Different models - different possibilities

Philips offers two models EnergyUp - HF3422 / 70 and HF3431 / 70, which are similar in operating principle and the effect on the body. Of course, there are also differences: the first model, cheaper, there are only three levels of intensity that you can customize yourself, and at the second - five levels.

In addition, the second model remembers your settings, it has a time indicator of exposure, not to note the time on another device, touch-sensitive controls and a rechargeable battery. Well, if you carry EnergyUp, for example, from home to office and coworking, have HF3431 / 70 has a key lock and a special cover.

As you can see, the differences are only in some functions and easy management, and the key qualities remain the same in both devices - lighting at 200 lux, which contributes to the improvement of the energy level and concentration, provides good fit and mood.

The efficiency of the device EnergyUp

Three years ago, researchers V. B. Didzhzer and I. Meesters of Gronigena University (Netherlands) We conducted an experiment on the effects of blue light on seasonal affective disorder. After two weeks were marked by a significant improvement in the well-being of the participants: the energy level increased by 51.3% and decreased drowsiness. Based on data from this experiment, it can be assumed that the device EnergyUp gives a remarkable effect on the second week of use. However, energy level and overall body are increased gradually, so you'll notice improvements even before 14 days pass.

Without harm to health

Way to deal with the fall-winter apathy by the light seems very natural. Most importantly, it is completely harmless, unlike the non-alcoholic energy or sweets, which are often used to lift the spirits and the mood, but have a very short-term effect. Why not try a fall with no permanent sleeping, loss of energy and liters of coffee?

EnergyUp apparatus from Philips