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Sunlight & Mental Health
Do you get "cabin fever" when you don't get out into the sunshine for a prolonged period of time?
All life on earth is either directly or indirectly related to the sun.
Sunlight has a significant impact on our health and well being, including our mental health.
People tend to be more depressed during the winter, when there are less hours of sunlight per day. An estimated 20% of Americans are greatly impacted in this manner. They suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) each winter. What differentiates SAD from regular depression is that full remission occurs in the spring and summer months with SAD.
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Some aspects of Seasonal Affective Disorder, can be very much related to the reduction of vitamin D production. Ample levels of vitamin D can potentially reduce the symptoms of depression.
Serotonin production, endorphin production, nitric oxide levels and mitochondrial energy, are all also positively impacted by sunshine.
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So let the sunshine in for the health of it!