Winter depression without chance – Light therapy devices for more energy and vitality in autumn and winter

Kleve (23th of October 2015)

Many people are suffering under the significantly shorter days. If the clocks are now switched to winter time, the dark season begins. Due to the lack of light, many of us feel tired and without energy, are sad, tired and unconcentrated. In addition many people eat a lot of carbohydrates associated with weight gain during the winter months. Approx. 10% of the European population have so strong complaints that the diagnosis winter depression is made.
The powerful, bright light therapy devices of DAVITA® have up to 10.000 Lux in a comfortable distance to the product. They can increase the happiness hormone serotonin in a natural way. So the good mood and performance can be reached within a short time.

Lack of light as a cause for the winter depression

With the beginning of winter time it is dark one hour earlier at once. Then we can see that the winter is near. A lot of people have problems with dark and short days. Due to the lack of light the body of the human being goes in an energy saving program. Between october and march, about 10% of the population in Europe are suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Sufferers are often melancholic, unconcentrated and eat a lot of sweets. They sleep more, but are still tired. Additionally many people like to be at home. They often neglect duties and responsibilities. The bright daylight in the summer leads to an increase of the happiness hormone serotonin. Therefore we are more active, more powerful, have more energy and feel better.

With light therapy against the winter depression

With the light the interaction between the body's hormones melatonin and serotonin can be controlled. If we get very little natural light during the autumn and winter months, the melatonin level remains also very high during the day. Therefore the activity and energy are low, and the mood is suppressed. Since many years the light therapy can be used very successfully against winter depression. The very bright light is very similar to the sunlight, but without UV- and infrared light. The bright light must fall into the open eyes and can lead to an increase of the hormone serotonin. Within a short time wellbeing, efficiency and good mood can be reached in a natural way again.
Particularly effective is an extra dose of light in the morning from 7:00 clock to 10:00 clock. The light is a natural timer which controlls the internal clock. It is a signal that the night is over. Thus, an active day can start.

Powerful, high-quality DAVITA® Light Therapy devices for the extra dose of light during the dark winter months

For a medically effective light therapy high quality and powerful light therapy devices should be used. The light therapy devices of DAVITA® with a modern design have a high illuminance in a comfortable distance to the unit. This makes it possible that various activities can be carried out during the application, such as reading, eating breakfast, typing, ironing etc ..
The light therapy device PhysioLight LD 220 reaches a high illumination of 10,000 lux at a distance of 50 cm to the device. Therefore the application time is only 30 minutes per day. With this high illumination you can get the extra dose of light for an active day in a good mood. With the LD 110 you need one hour to reach the same dose of light. With the LD 72 two hours are necessary. The illuminance of the light therapy devices are as follows: LD 110 5,000 lux at a distance of 45 cm, LD 72 2,500 lux at a distance of 55 cm.
The DAVITA® light therapy devices are approved medical devices. They are maintenance free and easy and safe to use. The flicker-free light is harmless for skin and eyes, because the damaging UV components are filtered out in the light. By using energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps, the energy consumption is very low.
More light therapy devices of DAVITA® can be found on our homepage.

All products are available in pharmacies, medical shops, medical dealers and via the Internet.
For more information visit: www.davita-shop.co.uk

DAVITA® - Fit for Life

Development, production, sales and logistic – we about us

DAVITA® - high quality products for health and well-being
DAVITA® Medizinische Produkte GmbH & Co. KG develops, manufactures and markets light therapy devices and light alarm clocks for more energy and well-being since 1996.
In the field of light therapy DAVITA® is one of the market leaders in Europe.

Product divisions
After a further expansion the product program includes today the following product divisions:

DAVITA®-Seasonal products for spring and summer
• Itch relief MosQuit® against insect bites with concentrated heat
• UV-warning unit SunCounter with sunburn alarm function
• Iontophoresis-System SUDORmed 1200 against “excessive sweating“

DAVITA®-Seasonal-products for autumn and winter
• Light therapy units VITALITY, VILUX 70, VILUX 100, LD 72, LD 110 and PhysioLight LD 220, LD 440, LD 880 and LD 1100 for treatment of winter depression, depressions, sleep disorders and to treat further diseases.
• Light alarm clock VITAclock® 200, VITAclock® Premium and LD VITAclock® Traveller with wake-up and doze off function, as bright daylight and reading lamp.

DAVITA®-Products for the whole year
• Dynamic Ceiling light system programmable, variable regarding lighting color and intensity of illumination for a healthy light at the work place, at home, in the doctors surgery, in clinics and in elderly and nursing homes.
• Mobile Palmtop ECG-units Cardio24 and InstantCheck for monitoring the cardiac and circulatory functions
• UV-Light therapy units UV-combs/batons, UV-hand / foot units and UV-whole-body irradiation units against skin diseases
• Light therapy units BeautyLite BL 70, BL 100, BL 110 and vitality Collagen for Anti-Aging-Applications by wrinkles, fine lines and age spots.
• Light therapy units CleanLite CL 70 and CL 110 against acne
• Electro stimulation units Digital Fit 1200 against pains and to strengthen the muscles
• Magnetic field therapy systems Magneto Fit MF 400, MF 600, MF 800 and MF 4000 against pains and for stimulation of self-healing forces.

The product program will be enlarged continuously by products of high de-mand from the area of medicine, healthcare, wellness and beauty.

Distribution channels and offices
The distribution of the products occur via a worldwide distribution network.

Production, quality and scientific validation
DAVITA® products are produced in different production facilities under own management according to European norms. This always guarantees a high quality.
The DAVITA®-Quality management system is certified according to DIN EN ISO 13485:2003 and the products bear the CE-sign for proofed medical products.

DAVITA® cooperates with well-known scientists, doctors, clinics and further ex-perts.
One of the company’s principles is to offer only such instruments on the mar-ket which have undergone thorough testing to optimize the beneficial effects for the user.

Logistic
DAVITA® has a modern logistic system. All products are stored and ready for dispatch in a powerful logistic centre and can be sent very quickly to our customers.
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DAVITA® Medizinische Produkte
GmbH & Co. KG
P.O. Box 2004,
D-47518 Kleve

Contact
Ulrich Koch ▪ Director Marketing and Sales
Tel.: +49 (0) 5731 1560 270 ▪ Fax: +49 (0) 1805 911 275
E-Mail: koch@davita.de ▪ URL: www.davita.de

DAVITA® Medizinische Produkte GmbH & Co. KG
P.O. Box 2004
47518 Kleve
Phone: +49 (0) 1805 - 911 270 • Fax: +49 (0) 1805-911275
Email: mail@davita.de • URL: www.davita.de

Contact

Ulrich Koch
Director Marketing and Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 5731 - 1560 274 • Fax: +49 (0) 5731 - 1560 275
Email: koch@davita.de

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