She
testified before Congress that "….after nearly thirty-seven years of
active hospital and private practice in medicine and surgery, I
can produce quicker and more accurate results with colors than
with any or all other methods combined, and with less strain on
the patient." There were dissenters and that specific form of
treatment was banned. Now,
eighty years later, there is mounting interest in light treatment
because of the development of higher-quality equipment and scientific
studies that confirm her claims. The Q.Light's color module consists of high-quality dichroitic
filters with a 98% color purity that can be combined with
the Q.Light's polarization filter. Doctors can then determine the ideal
combination for each patient based on the patient's history, examination, and
therapeutic goals.
The
condition that led the way to the general acceptance of light
treatment was Seasonal Affective Disorder or S.A.D. This condition
occurs most frequently during the long winter months but also
appears in people who have been confined to their home or a hospital
for a long period of time. People in occupations such as pilots,
flight attendants, miners, and third-shift industrial workers are
also vulnerable to symptoms of light deprivation. To combat this, some of these industries
have begun to require their employees to spend time sitting in full-spectrum light
rooms. This condition has also been called "cabin fever" to describe the feeling of frustration, confinement, irritation
at everything and anything, and inability to concentrate or
enjoy the simple pleasures of life that it causes.
S.A.D.
is sometimes confused with depressive illness. Sufferers can experience an unusually intense desire for sleep, sometimes
wanting more than 16 hours per day, an increased craving for sweets
and carbohydrates (especially in the late afternoon and evening) and
an increased appetite and weight gain. Additionally, symptoms of
jet lag, burnout syndrome and "the blues" also respond to Q.Light therapy.
The doctors
at Alternative Medicine Pain Management have successfully used
Q.Light therapy to help many patients reduce their symptoms without needing to use any synthetic chemicals.
Our results confirm the beneficial effects of color therapy found by
ancient Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese medicine, Hippocrates, Paracelsus,
and Goethe, as well as modern color psychology.
Although
there are records of color therapy being used in ancient times, modern color
therapy was pioneered in the United States by Dr. Edwin Babbitt.
In 1878, Dr. Babbit stated in The Principles of Light and Color
that color therapy can aid "any process, light or heat, that
draws blood to the skin, relieves congestion of the liver, spleen,
lungs, stomach, intestines, and spinal cord. All vital organs
have direct connection with the skin through the blood vessels.
Application of light rays in one spot can affect the entire blood
stream through circulation and elimination of toxins."
The
second major US contributor to color therapy was Dr. Dinshah Ghadiali.
His totally safe treatment has been used by physicians all over the
world and numerous testimonials have confirmed his nothing-less-
than-miraculous results. One of the earliest proponents of this
treatment was Dr. Kate Baldwin, a physician and surgeon at the Women's
Hospital of Philadelphia.