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You are tired, I know. I can see the exhaustion seeping from your shallow skin like a soggy sponge. Mornings have become increasingly difficult to endure as the daylight drips away, little by little, every single day. Your limbs are heavy, you can’t concentrate, you’re irritable and tired even though you consistently oversleep.


Well, am I correct? Have I just described you? If so, I’m afraid that you might be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD for short. SAD is a form ofdepression that 14.5 million Americans are susceptible to each winter. The precise cause of SAD isn’t yet known. One possibility is that SAD is related to a lack of serotonin. Most evidence, though, suggests that it arises from abnormalities in how your body manages its internal biological rhythms and how it matches those rhythms to the 24-hour day. In particular, the hormone melatonin is believed to play a major role in seasonal affective disorder. Melatonin is a chemical produced in the......

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