Feeling SAD?

SAD

I found this article on Yahoo Health. This article is about a depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression that affects a person during the same season each year. For example: You get depressed in the winter but feel much better in summer.

I understand this disorder and have seen friends go through this due to their environment. Where they live the winters are long and dark, with only 2 hours of a dusk type daylight sometimes. I have seen this type of depression first hand with the seasons.

I think the important thing is to identify it, and see a doctor. When I go and visit Alaska in the winter, it takes me a week or two for my body to adjust to the climate and lack of sun. My friends go to tanning beds to get a sense of light or sun and increase their exercise regimen.

Many people overlook their health physically and mentally. I am not saying that every one is depressed, but I what I am saying is that for those that are, don't you want to live life at your best?