Telling its readers to \u201ckick the winter blues\u201d of seasonal depression, popular entertainment news source Access Hollywood this week pointed to the fact that sun exposure and sunbed exposure have benefits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe seasonal blues are a feeling of mild depression that coincides with the seasons that are typically shorter on light and sunshine,\u201d Aubrey Marcus of Onnit Labs, a natural supplements maker, told Access Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Onnit\u2019s advice, according to the report: \u201cTake your opportunities while the sun is shining, even if it is partly cloudy, to spend some time outside. While artificial tanning has its drawbacks to skin health, if done sparingly during the winter can also help the body with natural vitamin D production.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s encouraging to see a supplement manufacturer acknowledge that sunlight is the natural source of vitamin D. Sunlight also triggers endorphin production in the skin \u2013 known to counter seasonal depression. Until recently, experts thought endorphin production was only triggered by ocular exposure to sunlight. Not so \u2013 it\u2019s made in the skin.<\/p>\n