Finding Balance During Seasonal Depression
Seasonal depression affects a lot of people. According to Mental Health America, 5% of the U.S. population deals with this yearly mental anguish – and, while that might not seem like much, that actually equals out to around 17 million people. That’s millions of people feeling down when the weather changes. And, though Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, can happen in the warm months too, we tend to hear more about it in the winter. This is likely because we’re getting less natural vitamin D, which we absorb through our skin when the sun is out. We’re spending less time outside because it’s cold out, and the sun is appearing less because of all those clouds!
