Thursday, December 8, 2011

Winter Blues

In winter we all get the blues and rightly so. Unless we are lucky enough to live in a warm and sunny climate we rarely see the sun through out the winter. It is totally normal not to want to wake up in the morning when what we wake up to is a dark damp and cold start to the day!

Depression and feeling blue are common side effects of winter and the lack of Sunshine.

We get the majority of our Vitamin D from exposure to the sun. so the reduction in our exposure during the winter  means that our Pituitory glands do not function as normal and therefore we feel more hungry than usual and so we put on winter fat.

The way to combat this is to increase the intake of Oily fish and to take Vitmin D suppliments. It also helps to walk out doors a bit more than one would want to because although it may be cloudy or rainy and grey the sun's rays still do come through. 


Failing all the above why not try and schedule a sun break in the winter every year to give your self the health boost needed in the cold winter months. 

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