I would like to conclude with advice from A. Cornelius Celsus, a Roman medical writer: "Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics."
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Psychiatric Times. Vol. 21 No. 11 Light Therapy for Depressive Disorders
By Leo Sher, M.D.
| October 1, 2004
Dr. Sher is in the division of neuroscience as part of the department of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City.
I would like to conclude with advice from A. Cornelius Celsus, a Roman medical writer: "Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics."
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