Beurer TL 60: 1. About the daylight lamp 2. Why use a daylight lamp? Signs and symbols

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1. About the daylight lamp

Dear valued customer,

Thank you for choosing one of our products. Our name stands for high-quality, thoroughly tested products for

applications in the areas of heat, weight, blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, gentle therapy, massage and

air.

With kind regards

Your Beurer team

2. Why use a daylight lamp?

When the hours of daylight are noticeably decreased in autumn and people increasingly stay inside, the effects

of a lack of light may cumulate. This is often described as „winter depression“. The symptoms can present them-

selves in a number of ways:

• Imbalance • Need for more sleep

• Subdued mood • Loss of appetite

• Lack of energy and listlessness • Difficulty concentrating

• Generally feeling under the weather

The cause of these symptoms is the fact that light, particularly sunlight, is essential for life and has a direct effect

upon the human body. Sunlight indirectly controls the production of melatonin, which is released into the blood

only in darkness. This hormone tells the body when it is time to sleep. In the months when there is less sunlight,

therefore, production of melatonin increases. This makes it harder to get up in the morning, since the body‘s

functions are shut down. If you use the daylight lamp immediately after waking up in the morning—thus as early

as possible—you can end the production of melatonin so that your mood takes a positive turn. In addition, light

deficiency also hinders production of the happiness hormone serotonin, which decisively affects our well-being.

So application of light involves quantitative changes in hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain, which can

affect our level of activity, our feelings and our well-being. Light can help reverse this hormone imbalance. To

compensate for such a hormonal imbalance, the brightlight creates a suitable replacement for natural sunlight.

Brightlights simulate daylight over 10,000 lux (15-20 cm distance). The light can influence the human body and

be used as a treatment or as a preventative measure. Normal electric light is not sufficient to influence the hor-

monal balance. Because in a well-lit office the illuminance level amounts to just 500 lux.

Included in delivery: • Daylight lamp

• These operating instructions

Signs and symbols

The following symbols appear in these instructions or on the device.

Read the instructions of use

Note on important information

Note

Warning instruction indicating a risk of

Manufacturer

injury or damage to health.

Warning

Safety note indicating possible damage

to the unit/accessory.

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