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Light therapy app confusion: bright-light boxes vs flicker stimulation (and what a phone can actually do)
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Light therapy app confusion: bright-light boxes vs flicker stimulation (and what a phone can actually do)

"Light therapy app" means two very different things: bright-light boxes for seasonal low mood, and flicker or stroboscopic stimulation that nudges brainwaves. Here is how to tell them apart and what a smartphone can realistically deliver.

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Psychobiotics and omega-3 for anxiety: The new science of gut-brain treatment

Psychobiotics and omega-3 for anxiety: The new science of gut-brain treatment

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