Seasonal Affective Disorder

From SAD to Glad, An Article From Health & Wellness Weekly News:

For many women, the start of autumn means the start of SAD, seasonal affective disorder. If you've recently spent an afternoon curled up on the couch eating a bag of potato chips and sobbing over a movie on the estrogen channel (or if you've wanted to), it's time to trade that bag of chips for a bottle of fish oil.

To bring balance to your mood and your food, cut back on sources of omega-6 fatty acids, like the corn, safflower, and sunflower oil in most processed snack foods, and boost your intake of the omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon and other fatty fish, walnuts and flax seed. It's the imbalance of omega-6 to omega-3 that contributes to depression. The American diet is so skewed towards omega-6 that it makes sense to add an omega-3 supplement to your daily routine. You can use fish oil or one of the vegetarian supplements.

You'll be up and dancing in no time.


My Comments:

In Las Vegas, SAD is not as large of a problem as the northern cities because we still see so many sunny days in winter. However, keeping our omega 3 fats high enough for our brains to be healthy, alert and happy is always a good thing to do. When you choose your fish oils, like our krill oil or Omega Ultra Marine, make sure they are heavy metal free.