General Health Tips

If you live in a country of extreme northern or southern latitude, most likely, you suffer from seasonal affective disorders. In this article we provide you with seasonal health tips – consider the information provided, follow our advice and be healthy throughout the year!
 

• Seasonal Health Tip # 1: Seasonal Affective Disorder Definition

Seasonal affective disorder is a term that refers to a form of depression caused by the lack of daylight in extreme northern and southern latitudes in the period from the late autumn to the early spring.

• Seasonal Health Tip # 2: Seasonal Affective Disorder Description

Though no certain causes of seasonal affective disorder have been detected, the hormone melatonin is considered to play an active role in causing this disorder. Melatonin regulates “internal body clock,” which dictates when people want to go to bed at night and get up in the morning. Seasonal affective disorder usually occurs when light is low; though it may occur even in the spring (in this case it is called reverse SAD)

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