{"id":20112,"date":"2017-12-26T10:16:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T15:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=20112"},"modified":"2017-12-22T10:17:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T15:17:24","slug":"sad-time-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/sad-time-of-year\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a SAD Time of Year &#8212; Can We Cure it with Vitamin D?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Dr. Marc Sorenson, Sunlight Institute<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A press release from the Vitamin D Society of Canada discusses the need for vitamin D in the winter, in order to reduce the risk and intensity of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD is a feeling of low motivation, depressed mood, decreased concentration, anxiety and despair.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Samantha Kimball, the scientific advisor for the Society, has found that increasing vitamin D intake can help reduce the symptoms of SAD. She mentions that vitamin D, which is generated in the body by sunlight exposure, can modulate the immune system and reduce inflammation, thereby reducing the risk of depression.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kimball is correct; the change can be absolutely dramatic based on serum vitamin D levels. One remarkable piece of research showed that those persons who had the lowest levels of D had almost 12 times as likely to be depressed as those who had the highest levels.<\/p>\n<p>Although I fully agree with Dr. Kimball, I can\u2019t help but wish she had mentioned more on the benefits of the sunlight or even sunlamps, which are the most natural ways to increase vitamin D, but are also marvelously effective in improving mood beyond vitamin D.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sunlightinstitute.org\/its-a-sad-time-of-year-in-canada-and-the-u-s-can-we-cure-it-with-vitamin-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the entire article from the Sunlight Institute.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. Indoor tanning businesses are obligated to communicate a fair and balanced message to all clients about your products and services including the potential risks associated with indoor tanning. Contact your Smart Tan representative to find out more about what you can and can\u2019t say in your tanning salon business.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a9 2016 International Smart Tan Network. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Marc Sorenson, Sunlight Institute A press release from the Vitamin D Society of Canada discusses the need for vitamin D in the winter, in order to reduce the risk and intensity of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD is a feeling of low motivation, depressed mood, decreased concentration, anxiety and despair. 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Dr. Samantha Kimball, the scientific advisor for the Society, has found that increasing vitamin D intake can help reduce the symptoms of SAD. She mentions that vitamin D, which is generated in the body by sunlight exposure, can modulate the immune system and reduce inflammation, thereby reducing the risk of depression.  Dr. Kimball is correct; the change can be absolutely dramatic based on serum vitamin D levels. One remarkable piece of research showed that those persons who had the lowest levels of D had almost 12 times as likely to be depressed as those who had the highest levels.  Although I fully agree with Dr. Kimball, I can\u2019t help but wish she had mentioned more on the benefits of the sunlight or even sunlamps, which are the most natural ways to increase vitamin D, but are also marvelously effective in improving mood beyond vitamin D.  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