Blog — Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Now it is November, Daylight Savings looms and it brings darkness and rain for many months and for some of us, it brings seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Whether or not symptoms of SAD eclipse your normal disposition, there’s a good chance the sun's vacation this time of year will affect four key areas of your health. Vitamin D Ultraviolet rays from the sun catalyze the synthesis of vitamin D on contact in the human skin, and to a smaller degree we consume it in fish, eggs and mushrooms. This little hormone carries some big distinctions. It's been studied extensively in research for its...