AB Soft Litebook Elite 2.02 - Manual (Page 6)

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SLEEPY TEENS
• Teens’ circadian rhythms shift from a morning preference to an evening preference around
the time of puberty. Their internal clocks are ‘out of sync’ with their early morning school
schedules. Research indicates that students become alert and eager to focus around noon.
• Typical usage for bright light exposure is 15-30 minutes each morning, as early as
possible upon awakening.
• The Litebook Elite should be used on a daily basis during weekdays for optimum benefit
– weekend days may be excluded without significant negative effect.
• Usage should be part of the teen’s normal morning routine e.g. while eating breakfast,
checking email, completing homework, applying makeup , etc.
• The rechargeable battery-powered Litebook Elite may even be used while commuting to
school (as passenger; never while driving).
• Daily exposure to bright light in the morning will improve alertness and mood during
the day.
• An added benefit is the teen’s sleep pattern will adjust earlier in the evening, enabling the
teen to get to sleep at an appropriate hour on school nights.
JET LAG
• Clinical research conducted at NASA and elsewhere demonstrates that in only 2 days
your body clock can be reset to your new time zone with properly timed exposure to
sufficiently bright light in specific wavelengths.
• With proper use of The Litebook Elite, your energy, mood, concentration, and sleep
patterns can all be reset to your new time zone in as little as 60 minutes on the day
of travel.
• Our online Jet Lag Calculator (www.litebook.com - follow link to ‘Jet Lag’) features 171
cities around the world and enables you to determine your specific usage times to
alleviate jet lag.
• Simply enter your normal waking time (e.g. 7 a.m.), Departure City and Arrival City,
and the Calculator determines a personalized schedule for your trip, providing you with
a window of time to Seek Light and another window of time to Avoid Light. All indicated
times are destination times.
• Your Litebook Elite’s set of four international adapter plugs enables use of the product
world-wide.
• Additional information on how to enhance the benefits of the Litebook Elite for jet lag -
including the importance of avoiding light at specific times - can be found on our website.
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