Light therapy is a common treatment
for seasonal depression and research points to bright light and sunshine's ability to naturally increase serotonin.
To
combat seasonal depression, I'm continuing to mentally shop and prepare for spring and summer weather — preferably styles for a tropical climate!
So it isn't surprising that exposure to sunlight is considered one of the most effective treatments for
winter seasonal depression.
The authors acknowledge that poor air - quality levels could have
affected seasonal depression rates, and say that their study should be replicated in different climates.
Although a small effect was found by the researchers throughout the winter months, it was more modest than expected
if seasonal depression was as common as generally thought.
Those struggling with
seasonal depression need to make an appointment with the sun or the sun's substitute every single day.
I can barely get myself out of the house on weekends beyond a work out and running errands; I blame part exhaustion,
part seasonal depression.
And if you
experience seasonal depression, the sun helps to reset the biological clock responsible for regulating mood among other things, and gets you back to normal functioning.
Without anything glittery on the horizon, getting back to the daily grind, especially in the darker days of winter, may
cause seasonal depression to sink in.
Even simply tending toward negative thought patterns, combined with the other above factors, make one more likely to
suffer seasonal depression.
Many researchers and physicians suggest keeping full spectrum lights in the patient's room to
keep seasonal depression at bay, as well, as this can often contribute to sundowners symptoms.
Depression — It's been shown that there is a link between vitamin D deficiency and depression.Studies have shown that Vitamin D3 has helped reduce
seasonal depression during winter months.
Seasonal depression also correlates with vitamin D deficiency, especially in northern climates where the sun is sparse for half the year.
On the more extreme end of the spectrum, you may be part of the 5 percent of the U.S. population that experiences full -
blown seasonal depression, otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Well, in what amounts to at least a temporary cure for
seasonal depression around the Jalopnik office, the Wall Street Journal reports that organizers of the show are considering moving it from the frozen month of January to the less frozen month of October.
This helps you wake up feeling refreshed, alleviates insomnia, helps overcome jet lag, improves productivity, and helps
prevent seasonal depression.»
Studies show that people
with seasonal depression are especially sensitive to seasonal cues and tend to produce more melatonin and sleep longer at night than those without SAD.
It's a side - effect of the fall and winter season for the 6 percent of the population affected by SAD and the 14 percent that suffers from a lesser form
of seasonal depression known as the «winter blues.»
«Sunlight in the summer stops this process from happening, but when winter approaches, less sunlight can mean that more serotonin ends up hibernating in your neurons,
causing seasonal depression.»
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However, natural treatments
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For many, the holidays are the time when many romances end and fighting families come together, a time where people fight off sickness and cope with
seasonal depression.
In a season that crushed hopes and dreams, going into the last game only to come up 16 yards short despite opportunities to pick up those yards is just the icing on
the seasonal depression cake.
Seasonal depression may be an issue for some of the women we see.
Every year, I seem to fall victim to
seasonal depression and, like clockwork, my mind subconsciously finds the same ol' ways to pull me out; namely escapism and acceptance.
Identifying the genes allows us to determine the proteins they encode — proteins that might serve as targets for therapies for a wide range of disorders, from sleep disturbances to
seasonal depression.
«People at risk of bone diseases, have
seasonal depression, or are obese should have their physicians measure vitamin D levels to ensure they're adequate, but for many, the best way to ensure adequate blood levels of the vitamin is from sun exposure, healthy diet, being active and maintaining a normal body weight.»
Sufferers of
seasonal depression are just the opposite, eating and sleeping with gusto.
The theory that
seasonal depression is an atavistic form of hibernation has been doing the rounds for years.
Whether or not SAD is a real phenomenon has long been debated since the term was first coined in the 1980s, but more recent research is showing a valid connection between lack of light and
seasonal depression.
People with
seasonal depression may feel better with phototherapy.
If you struggle with
seasonal depression be sure to try to exercise outside EVERY SINGLE TIME the sun is out!