Winter Blues

It's not called the "dead of winter" for nothing ...
Dreary grey skies. Miserable wet weather. Snow. Bone-chilling wind.

Nothing seems fully alive in the winter -- maybe even you. And there's a scientific reason for that.

Your brain's pineal gland secrets the hormone melatonin, sometimes called the "hibernation hormone". And when sunlight decreases in the winter, your melatonin levels rise.

Of course, you don't hibernate like the bears do -- even if you may feel like crawling into a cave for a nice, long nap ...

Still, with decreased sun exposure, your serotonin level falls. And since serotonin is the brain hormone associated with mood elevation, it's easy to understand why you may not be feeling at your best.

Exercise can help with SAD and so do Full spectum light bulbs......now brush off those winter blues!