Category Archives: seasonal affective disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is recurrent major depression characterized by symptoms (low mood, fatigue, craving carbs) that occur and remit reliably with seasonal changes, typically beginning in the fall and winter months.

If you’ve realized that you are consistently unhappy when the days grow shorter, you’re not alone. The days darken and the weather begins to chill. We find ourselves outdoors less and exposed to light less. This can disrupt the body’s internal clock (circadian rhythm) and, still producing the sleep hormone, melatonin, result in a decreased…