Seasonal Affective Disorder and Six Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

Why is winter so hard?

With the advent of electricity, our modern lives no longer follow the rising and setting of the sun as they did in earlier, simpler times. Historically, with shorter days, our activities were fewer in the winter. In the 21st Century, our “days” can go on all night thanks to electricity and our busy schedules. The change in rhythm from the natural rhythm of day and night with seasonal changes is new to our bodies in the scheme of biology, having only been an option for the last few hundred years.

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Institute of Medicine's Flawed Vitamin D Guidelines

We recently received an email from Thorne Research, one of our supplement suppliers who manufactures the highest quality nutritional supplements, and for whom we have great respect.

The email sent by Thorne highlighted the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) flawed Vitamin D Guidelines.

We, Dr. Patrick Donovan and Dr. Mona Fahoum, firmly agree with two of the leading researchers and authorities on Vitamin D: John Canell, M.D. (Executive Director of the Vitamin D Council) and William Grant, Ph.D. (Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center).

Of note is that there are hundreds of research studies which stand in stark contrast to the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) recent statements and limited findings.

Follow the links below to see responses to the recent statement and limited findings by John Cannell, M.D. and William Grant, Ph.D.

Click here to view a response by John Cannell, MD (Executive Director, Vitamin D Council).

Click here for comment from William Grant, PhD (Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center).

Click here to view the email on Constant Contact.

Click here for Dr. Patrick Donovan's article on Vitamin D and the Prevention of Influenza.

Click here for Dr. Patrick Donovan's article on Vitamin D.