patmansf

Mayan, but pretty much anything analyzing the rise and fall of civilizations.

Really that I prefer reading over listening.

Besides taking vitamin D are there other practical ways to combat SAD? Like fake uv light?

It's ... disappointing that most experts can't tell us if artificial UVB light can be used to help with vitamin D deficiency or not, if that's safer than getting sunlight (I read a paper that indicated you only need about 3 minutes of UVB LED light a day to get the same amount of D that you'd get from 20 minutes of strong sunshine), if D deficiency can lead to emotional / SAD, nor if UVB light helps with SAD or not.

Note the Dr. Rosenthal's replies about D and getting actual or artificial light to increase D levels implies there has not been any detailed research on this subject.

It seems possible (and to myself likely, based on my own experience) that getting UVB along with full spectrum lighting can help with both vitamin D and with general mood and health improvements - such as SAD.

Do you have any books or articles we can read?

I can't find a SAD Box Company, though a bunch of other companies show up.