Sunlight Light Alters Brain Chemistry Helps Seasonal Affective Disorder
Posted by NatureDoc | Posted in Natural Health Law, Stress Remedies | Posted on 04-09-2008
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Natural healers have known for a long time that exposure to sunlight should be a part of any good healing program. Below is an article with new research showing just one aspect of the sun’s healing an article proving how the sunlight affects brain chemistry.
Scientists have pinpointed seasonal changes in brain chemistry which may cause some people to suffer from the winter blues. Seasonal affective disorder, which can be debilitating, is linked to lack of light exposure on short winter days. The latest study suggests this might make proteins which clear the brain of the mood-regulating chemical serotonin more active. The University of Toronto study appears in Archives of General Psychiatry. Read Article HERE
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