The ICON Fisher & Paykel's latest Auto CPAP device

Introducing the latest in CPAP technology - The ICON™

The culmination of over two years intensive research and development, the ICON™ is a revolution in CPAP machine design.

Looking no more obtrusive in your bedroom than a clock-radio, its shape allows for a fully internal humidifier - keeping noise down and improving efficiency - and makes it something that fits comfortably at your bedside.

Features:

    * Auto-adjusting pressure for personalised treatment during sleep.
    * Fisher and Paykel's unique SensAwake breathing algorithm - Described by users as one of the best advances in CPAP technology ever, it detects a user waking up and drops pressure accordingly to aid the transition back to sleep.
    * ThermoSmart and heated tube - Get more humidity to you and less condensation to your tube.
    * Built-in alarm clock-mp3 player - Wake up to your music in the morning!
    * One of the quietest CPAP machines presently on sale.
    * Travel case, tube, manuals, power cord, international plugs, compliance memory-stick and extra filters.

Blue Light Therapy

It is designed to help individuals combat the winter blues and improve mood, energy and sleep problems.
Light therapy has been validated in clinical studies and is a natural, safe and easy-to-use alternative to taking drugs or artificial stimulants.

Light Therapy is used for body clock problems such as;

• Sleeping problems including insomnia
• Low energy
• Mood problems
• Jet lag
• Shift work

Effectiveness 
Over 25 years of research has shown that light therapy is effective at helping with body clock problems.

The Bluewave technology in the goLITE BLU is used by NASA and the Mayo clinic.  Doctors have been prescribing light therapy products for over 25 years. 

Please click on the links below to read about some of the research that has been done on light therapy for Winter Blues, circadian rhythm problems and other mood and sleep related issues.
 
 
The goLITE BLU has passed government and industry ocular safety standards.

No UV or near-UV light

Bluewave technology dramatically reduces the overall intensity of light as compared to bright white therapy devices.  This reduced intensity helps to minimise potential effects of headeaches, glare, eyestrain, etc. Bluewave technology does not produce UV or near-UV light. 

The value of light therapy 
 
Light is essential
Research shows that circadian rhythms are regulated by light.  In the winter, when natural sunlight may be limited and an individual's body click can be negatively affected, sypmtoms may occur which affect one's energy and mood levels.  Sleep patterns may be disturbed and a condition known as the "winter blues" may occur.  Symptoms may include;

• Lethargy
• Lowered mood
  
• Hyperphagia (clinical term for overeating)
• Weight gain
• Carbohydrate cravings
• Sleep problems

Many of these symptoms can be a result of sleep cycle disturbance.  Light therapy, with Bluewave technology, can help combat many of these symptoms as light therapy naturally restores the essentail signals needed to regulate circadian rhythms.

Natural and Beneficial
Benefits from light therapy can include improved mood, energy and sleep and a sense of relief from the effects of the winter blues.  These benefits often occur within a few days, with as little as 15 minutes of use a day, and without the need for drugs or artificial stimulants with may people wish to avoid.

Blue light is the key
Research has shown that blue light, used in Bluewave technology, is an important element in the beneficial effects of light therapy.  This is because an individual's body clock can respond two times faster to bluelight than to white light. 
 
Circadian Rhythm 
Circadian rhythm assessment
This test is designed to help you determine whether or not you suffer from a circadian rhythm problem and when is the best time is use light therapy. The first step to fixing a circadian problem is to finding out what it is:

 Take a free Circadian Rhythm Test