| Just like fibromylagia,and ADD (attention deficit | | | | and salts in the body and brain. One of these is |
| disorder), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a hard | | | | potassium. It has been proven that low levels of |
| to diagnose and easily disregarded or overlooked | | | | potassium can bring on severe migrains. Another is |
| condition or form of depression. Some people get the | | | | vitamin D and sun exposure - many doctors believe |
| winter blues. Some just feel sluggish and have a hard | | | | that the seasonal limited sun exposure and lower |
| time getting out of bed in the morning. But, for some | | | | levels of vitamin D produced at the cellular level in our |
| it is a serious, almost debilitating disorder. For some it | | | | skin can bring on SAD all by itself.SAD can begin at |
| can lead to an actual diagnosis for depression.For | | | | any age, but is rarely evidenced in childhood. It occurs |
| some it is just a mild, temporary feeling of | | | | mostly women age 35 and above. If one or more |
| helplessness - a very minor form of depression. For | | | | symptoms of SAD can be seen it is strongly |
| others it can be very serious. As evidenced in many | | | | suggested that one seek appropriate medical care. It |
| studies, 1 out of every 10 people have some | | | | could be something as simple as a chemical imbalance |
| manifestation of SAD. And just like with regular | | | | that a small change in diet could quickly fix. |
| depression, there have been cases ending in suicide, | | | | Sometimes a trip to a spa for a skin treatment or |
| progression into different forms of depression and | | | | skin peel can be enough to offset the condition. Or it |
| psychosis including manic depression, multiple | | | | could be more severe. There is no reason to let this |
| personality disorder (schizophrenia), etc...Key indicators | | | | condition go and suffer through it. With recent |
| that one has SAD are sluggishness, sleeping over 10 | | | | advances in medicine SAD can be treated very |
| hours per day and still feeling tired, general lethargy, | | | | effectively and the sufferers quality of life greatly |
| migraines that can be quite severe and usually hit | | | | improved.David Maillie is a chemist with over 12 years |
| their peak with drops in barmometric pressure. | | | | experience in biochemical research and clynical |
| Studies have shown that depressed people are more | | | | analysis. He is an alumni of Cornell University and |
| susceptible to temperature extremes which some | | | | specializes in biochemical synthesis for public, private, |
| researches have attributed to evidenced lower | | | | and governmental interests. He can be reached at |
| sustained levels of electrolytes and essential minerals | | | | M.D. |