FIGHTING WINTER BLUES

WINTER BLUES

DONT BE TOO SAD

Winter is there. It will be so  again  for some time. Never has it been a happy time, because in many ways, life seems to have gone.  All of us are longing for the rebirth of the sun, as ancient people used to say.

That winter, as birds migrate for the South,  the way do sun seekers, in search of vibrant and incandescent latitudes, we challenge the so-called SAD. The best way to handle  the Seasonal Affective Disorder is to have a good exposure to sun and synthesize as a result  more vitamin D.  Even by the cold, we ‘re  delighted to envision a world filled with people jumping and laughing, thanks to  " a bonanza of light falling out from sky". Too often alas,we tend  to take for granted  this sky generated  vitamin D that seems to be at the   core of life and its celebrations.

In the meantime, take the time to consider seriously the lack of sun light that is held for responsible of the winter blue,named also winter depression, summer depression. To feel less depressed, turn to light therapy.  We are at the beginning of light utilization in medicine. A better understanding of the pathophysiology of the SAD will help handle our starving of light in  these short days of winter.

Wikipedia wrote:

The symptoms of SAD mimic those of dysthymia or even major depressive disorder. There is also potential risk of suicide in some patients experiencing SAD. One study reports 6–35% of sufferers required hospitalization during one period of illness.[17] At times, patients may not feel depressed, but rather lack energy to perform everyday activities.[15]

Various proximate causes have been proposed. One possibility is that SAD is related to a lack of serotonin, and serotonin polymorphisms could play a role in SAD,[19] although this has been disputed.[20] Mice incapable of turning serotonin into N-acetylserotonin (by serotonin N-acetyltransferase) appear to express "depression-like" behavior, and antidepressants such as fluoxetineincrease the amount of the enzyme serotonin N-acetyltransferase, resulting in an antidepressant-like effect.[21] Another theory is that the cause may be related to melatonin which is produced in dim light and darkness by the pineal gland,[18] since there are direct connections, via the retinohypothalamic tract and the suprachiasmatic nucleus, between the retina and the pineal gland.[citation needed] Melatonin secretion is controlled by the endogenous circadian clock, but can also be suppressed by bright light.[18]"

Whatever the cause and symptoms, early  exposure to sunlight is a major step in fighting SAD