Now the clocks have gone back an hour. Do you feel S.A.D. – depressed? Seasonal Affective Disorder creates seasonally fluctuating depression symptoms in countries where the varying light conditions increase depressive symptoms.
Although being aware of tryptophan levels in your diet can help to reduce and manage S.A.D. see … http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/news/961-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad-and-diet.html … for more information.
The use of Light Boxes – research shows that marked improvement of depressive symptoms is observed within a week of use, if not sooner!