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For those unfamiliar with seasonal affective disorder, a brief overview of the condition found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders expresses that it is a type of depression that has many of the same characteristics of ‘normal’ depression, such as loss of appetite, sadness, and lack of energy.  How it differs is […]

The seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that only comes during the colder months of the year. It is a condition that specifically occurs during late fall and winter because it is influenced by the amount of light the earth provides. The depression is activated by the body’s response to the change in […]

Most days of the year, we wake up and start our day in our sunroom with a relaxing, refreshing yoga session. We do this because it helps our body wake up and get ready for the day. When winter rolls around, our morning yoga routine is disrupted because the sun isn’t awake when we are! […]

Seasonal effective disorder (SAD) causes misery for those suffering from the condition through the darker winter months. The symptoms of SAD usually start around October/November and can last until March/April. The winter blues is a less severe type of seasonal effective disorder, which is thought to affect around 1 in 8 people during the winter […]

I live in Western Canada. Although it’s a beautiful country, winters here can be long, cold and dark and for many of us this can lead to a form of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Essentially, this is ‘seasonal’ disorder that occurs every year starting in the fall, when daylight decreases, extending into the […]

In a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) researchers use Bright Light Therapy for Depression. Bright Light Therapy has been widely used and recognized for treating seasonal (winter) depression but had not yet been explored for treating chronic (non seasonal) depression. Bright Light Therapy has also been used to treat […]

Many people throughout the United States suffer from debilitating arthritis pain everyday. Arthritis pain is nothing to laugh about due to the intense pain the person feels where the arthritis occurs. If you are among the many suffering people who have arthritis, you might want to consider light therapy. Light Therapy is becoming a more […]

If you have ever had to deal with hyperpigmentation of the skin, you know how hard it is to find products that help you reduce the appearance of an uneven skin tone. For myself, the arrival of summer is when my hyperpigmentation concerns are at the highest, which is why I purchased the Marvel-Mini Rejuvenating […]

There are two forms of arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs when the bursa, the fluid filled sack between the bones of the joint, break down and the bones are rubbing against each other. Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when the body’s immune system goes awry and begins attacking the joints themselves as foreign invaders. Although […]

Light therapy is effective for treating winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder, and recent studies show it may help the symptoms of non-seasonal depression too. Winter depression is triggered by low levels of light, which changes the body’s natural biological clock leading to mood disturbances, lack of energy and fatigue. To help shake […]