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

๐ŸŒž What happens when you remove sunlight from your life?A science journalist spent ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜, ...
06/17/2026

๐ŸŒž What happens when you remove sunlight from your life?

A science journalist spent ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜, no clocks, and no sense of time to see what would happen to her body clock.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out what the experience revealed in the comments.

๐Ÿฆ‰ Night owl? Early bird? Or something in between?Developed by world-renowned circadian rhythm expert Dr. Michael Terman,...
06/16/2026

๐Ÿฆ‰ Night owl? Early bird? Or something in between?

Developed by world-renowned circadian rhythm expert Dr. Michael Terman, this quick quiz can help you discover your sleep type and learn how to work with your body instead of against it.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tap the link in the comments and unlock the power of your body clock.

๐Ÿ’ก Could bright light therapy help treat depression?A growing body of research suggests that this non-pharmacological sol...
06/16/2026

๐Ÿ’ก Could bright light therapy help treat depression?

A growing body of research suggests that this non-pharmacological solution may be an effective treatment option for major depression, helping improve mood ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ.

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

โ˜€๏ธ Summer making you feel worse instead of better?In this edition of , our specialists discuss treatment options for su...
06/14/2026

โ˜€๏ธ Summer making you feel worse instead of better?

In this edition of , our specialists discuss treatment options for summer depression and share some surprising strategies that ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€ during the warmer months. โœ…

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full expert answer in the comments.

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Ever notice how cravings seem to hit harder at night?Science suggests our biological clock ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ...
06/12/2026

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Ever notice how cravings seem to hit harder at night?

Science suggests our biological clock ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ than we realize, influencing when we feel hungry and how much we want to eat throughout the day.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tap the link in the comments for the full scoop.

06/11/2026

โ˜€๏ธ Thereโ€™s a reason hospital rooms used to be designed around sunlight...

Long before scientists understood circadian rhythms, doctors noticed that patients often ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ with access to natural light.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tap the link in the comments to learn why sunlight may be one of the most powerful tools for health.

๐Ÿง  Could light therapy help people living with Alzheimer's?Research suggests ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ, ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿง  Could light therapy help people living with Alzheimer's?

Research suggests ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ, ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด in those living with this challenging condition.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read more about the findings in the comments.

06/09/2026

๐Ÿ’Š ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป?

Melatonin is one of the most talked-about sleep aids, but many people aren't sure what it actually does (or when it can be helpful).

๐Ÿ‘‰ Today we break down the basics and explains how melatonin fits into your body's natural sleep-wake cycle. Link in the comments.

๐Ÿฆ‰ Night owl or early bird?๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜: it's shaped by your circadian rhythm, the internal clo...
06/08/2026

๐Ÿฆ‰ Night owl or early bird?

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜: it's shaped by your circadian rhythm, the internal clock that tells your body when to be awake and when to sleep.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn how to work with it, not against it, in the comments.

06/08/2026

Becoming an early bird is not just about willpower. ๐ŸŒ…

Small changes to your light exposure, sleep habits, and daily routine ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ earlier over time.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read Dr. Termanโ€™s 10 easy steps to becoming an early bird in the comments.

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