Posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2005, at 14:21:01
In reply to Vitamin D is likely better than a lightbox for SAD, posted by Elainep on February 2, 2005, at 18:44:11
> For all of you looking at buying light boxes, you might want to get your vitamin d levels checked first. There have been studies linking vit d to improvement in SAD, one which showed that it worked better than a light box. My daughter had her depression cured last year by a megadose of vitamin D (after a very simple blood test), she was 100% better in a week after months of mood changes, check out this page with info about vitamin D, including a link to the study about vitamin d being better than a light box.
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> Bye all
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> Elaine
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> http://www.cholecalciferol-council.com/major_depression.htm
>Elaine, if you're still monitoring this thread, you may want to consider the old stand-by for omega-3's and vitamin D.....cod liver oil.
Our ancestors (well, mine anyway) used to swear by the "tonic" properties of cod liver oil. Modern purification processes have largely eliminated the "yuck factor", too. And, moreover, it has been shown that vitamin A and D toxicity from too much cod liver oil is virtually impossible to achieve. You'd have to chug the stuff to do that.
Anyway, cod liver oil is also an excellent source of those long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. It is, after all, a cold-water fish oil.
Thanks very much for your thoughtful posts in this thread.
Lar
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