Center for Environmental Therapeutics

Center for Environmental Therapeutics CET is a non-profit dedicated to education and research on new environmental therapies.

Environmental Therapeutics is...

a growing set of effective treatments that utilize natural elements including light and air. Difficulties that tend to respond well to these therapies include:

๐Ÿ”ธDepression
๐Ÿ”ธMania
๐Ÿ”ธTroubles with sleep
๐Ÿ”ธDaytime fatigue
๐Ÿ”ธReactions to shift work
๐Ÿ”ธChanges with Daylight Saving Time

08/26/2026

๐Ÿ‚ The last weeks of summer are here, which means it may be time to start paying attention to the early signs of SAD.

Changes in sleep, energy, or appetite ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€. Recognizing your seasonal pattern may give you time to prepare before winter depression sets in.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more about the different ways SAD can show up and how to get ahead of it. Link in the comments.

๐Ÿƒ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ?Exercise can support better sleep and overall well-being, but when you work out ...
08/24/2026

๐Ÿƒ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ?

Exercise can support better sleep and overall well-being, but when you work out may also make a difference.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out what the research says in the comments.

๐Ÿง  Keeping your body's internal clock in sync may matter ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ.There's a poss...
08/23/2026

๐Ÿง  Keeping your body's internal clock in sync may matter ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ.

There's a possible link between circadian rhythm disruption, inflammation, and processes involved in Alzheimer's disease.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Discover what researchers are learning in the comments.

๐Ÿ’™ This National Senior Citizens Day, let's celebrate the people who have cared for us... ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป.A l...
08/21/2026

๐Ÿ’™ This National Senior Citizens Day, let's celebrate the people who have cared for us... ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป.

A little more daylight may help support better sleep as we age. โ˜€๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn how afternoon light can help in the comments.

08/20/2026

๐Ÿ˜ด Tired, but your brain won't switch off?

Falling asleep ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. Your body, brain, environment, and daily habits all play a role.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Discover the secrets to falling asleep: link in the comments.

๐Ÿฆ‰ โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?โ€For years, Alexandra heard that advice. She tried everything she could think of...
08/19/2026

๐Ÿฆ‰ โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?โ€

For years, Alexandra heard that advice. She tried everything she could think of... but her body simply wouldn't fall asleep early.

Eventually, she was diagnosed with Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read her story in the comments.

08/18/2026

๐Ÿ’ก Could your body clock play a role in bipolar disorder treatment?

Research suggests that carefully timed light and darkness may help regulate mood by working with the body's internal clock.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, but the findings are opening up new possibilities.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full scoop in the comments.

๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?The blue light from your screens can suppress melatonin and make your brain ...
08/17/2026

๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

The blue light from your screens can suppress melatonin and make your brain less ready for sleep.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Head to the comments to learn how a few simple changes can help your body clock wind down.

08/16/2026

๐Ÿค When motherhood doesn't feel the way you expected, ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ.

Bright light therapy is one approach being studied for perinatal depression, and CET's free e-book explains what the research says and how it may help.

๐Ÿ“– Download your free copy at the link in the comments.

๐ŸŒŠ Ever wonder why you feel so good after a day at the beach?It may be more than the view. Places like beaches, waterfall...
08/14/2026

๐ŸŒŠ Ever wonder why you feel so good after a day at the beach?

It may be more than the view. Places like beaches, waterfalls, and forests are rich in negative air ions, which researchers have been studying for ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tap the link in the comments to discover what the research says.

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