Alarm Sunrise
Alarm Sunrise
Do Alarm Clock lights that simulate the rising sun work?
I’m looking to purchse the Sunrise Serenade Alarm clock (or similar product), but was wondering if anyone uses one and can vouch for it’s success. I manage to sleep thru my buzzing alarm, radio and TV …
I’m Henery the Eighth, I am!
Henery the Eighth I am! I am!
I got married to the widow next door,
She’s been married seven times before.
Every one was an Henery
She wouldn’t have a Willie or a Sam
NO SAM!
I’m her eighth old man named Henery
Henery the Eighth I am.
Second verse same as the first!
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Advance Time Technology 6050 Ball Alarm Clock with Nature Sounds $12.99 Geneva Clock 6050AT 6050AT 301… |
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Digital Alarm Natural Textures Sunrise wake up alarm themes for mp3 players, perfect for docking systems. All tracks have variations of synth and natural elements. $7.99 … |
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Super Door Stop Alarm – Great for Traveling – As Seen on TV $8.86 Simply place the alarm behind any door. If an intruder attempts to open the door the wedge-shaped design will prevent it from opening and activate a 120 dB alarm. The alarm will scare off the would-be intruder and alert you to the attempted entry. An adjustable sensitivity switch prevents tampering. When traveling just toss this lightweight unit in your luggage. The on/off switch will prevent the … |
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StreetWise 72-4130 130 dB Personal and Door Alarm with Flashing Light $9.19 This personal alarm bines two great deterrents to attack- a 130 dB alarm and flashing light. It looks like an ordinary pager and attaches to a belt or purse for easy accessibility. There are many different ways this alarm can be used a personal alarm or a purse or briefcase or backpack alarm. Using the included door clip you can use this item as a Door-window alarm. With the included door clip you… |
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Hawk 72-0028 105 dB Mini Wireless Installation Window Alarm $4.95 This unit uses a magnetic sensor to detect the opening of a protected window. A 105 dB alarm will then alert you to an attempted entry and scare off potential intruders. The owner may open the window or other protected object without setting off the alarm by inserting a deactivation key. Once the deactivation key has been removed and the protected door or window is opened the alarm will sound unti… |
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Nature’s Alarm Clock DVD $17.95 Start your day the natural way with the ‘Nature’s Alarm Clock’ DVD. The perfect way to begin your day with three soothing films that wake you up gently and carry you gradually from the dawn to early morning, plus 9 extra ‘Natural Morning Windows’ with scenes for a natural decoration. Dawn Chorus – Refreshing Water – Sunrise Beaches… Imagine waking up in the forest where sun rays filter through t… |
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Philips Hf3470/60 Wake-up Light, White $78.00 The Philips Wake-Up Light HF3470 provides a more pleasant and natural way to wake up in the morning. Because there’s nothing worse than being jarred awake by a blaring alarm clock, the Philips Wake-Up Light, an Official Light Therapy Product of the National Sleep Foundation, wakes you in a natural way with light that increases gradually. The Wake-Up Light simulates the sunrise to help you greet th… |
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Philips HF3471/60 Wake-Up Light, White $99.99 The Philips Wake-Up Light HF3471 uses a combination of safe, UV-free light and sounds to wake you up in a gentle and natural way so you’re ready for the day ahead. Less jarring than conventional alarm clocks that rely on loud beeps or other noises, it’s clinically proven to make waking up more pleasant. The Wake-Up Light also features a dusk simulation feature to help you fall asleep.Wake-Up Light… |
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Philips Hf3485 Wake-up Light Plus, White $125.99 The Wake%2Dup Light wakes you up in a natural way%2C by light that increases gradually%2E From now on waking up will be a pleasant experience%2E You can personalise your waking experience by adding new sounds and music via USB%2E %0D%0A… |
How our Ingenuity Made Us Sad
Ever since Thomas Edison developed his version of the electric light bulb in 1879, it has been heralded as one of the most influential advancements in scientific history, changing the way we live and work forever. However, this change has not always been for the good of our wellbeing and it is only recently with the advent of the sunrise clock that we are able to claim that we are once more achieving a state of harmony during the natural downturn of the seasons.
With light came opportunity. No longer would we be slave to the natural rhythms of the world; no longer would we need daylight to fulfil our daily tasks. City streets became lit, allowing people the opportunity to move around freely during the hours of darkness, making our days longer and motivating us to suppress the natural urge to sleep. Lights began to become more commonplace and used for work, which began a gradual shift in the developed world away from agriculture as a main means of production as we were less and less dependant on hours of daylight. Or so we thought.
This disruption in our natural rhythms has caused chemical imbalances within us and, coupled with naturally cheerless factors such as worsening weather and, in today’s world, heightened levels of stress, has led to our growing unhappiness.
It is ironic that over a century and a quarter later it is the very invention that has caused our seasonal blues that is literally bringing us back into the light. Devices such as the sunrise clock give us the light that we need in order to function correctly, making us more alert and less prone to letting the weather get on top of us.
First developed in the 1980’s, the concept is not exactly brand new. However, with technological advancement comes new understanding and it is only relatively recently that light therapy has come to be commonly regarded amongst health professionals as effective treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Through trials it has been discovered that the success of light therapy depends on intensity, or lux, as defined from the International System of Units (SI). This is a measure of the amount of light a person might receive from a light source, away from which he or she is positioned at a specific distance. A typical sunrise clock will operate around 10,000 lux. When compared to standard lux of incandescent light bulbs (which, in an average house, will reach 400/500lux) the difference is visibly tangible. Even so, this is nowhere near the lux level of a bright day in summer, which may reach 100,000 lux.
When purchasing a sunrise clock it is important to check the lux of a particular model. If it stands somewhere less than 10,000 lux (some models start at 2,500 lux) it does not signify that the model is inferior, but rather that the relative time needed for effective light therapy will increase. Most models of sunrise clocks have variable time-settings to ensure that owners can define the most effective usage time themselves. Once employed and given time for effect (for some a few days, for others a few weeks) the sunrise clock can give us the mastery over our environment that we thought we had achieved over a century ago.
About the Author
Rosana Horowitz is an expert in SAD and is familiar with its effects. She has tested many products that lay claim to being the market leader but she has found the sunrise clock to be highly effective in the treatment of SAD.
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