..because we become aware of our energy output, and in doing so start using it more efficiently, because we begin to waste less on unuseful habits and actions.I went outside and decided the world was good enough without too deep of a meditation. But I kept the idea and applied it to raising energy in myself and it works.
Carleas wrote:It depends. Dim sunlight may have more light in the relevant frequencies than artificial light, so being outside may expose you to parts of the light spectrum that you aren't getting otherwise. Blue light in particular is mostly absent from artificial indoor lights, but dominant in natural light even when it's cloudy. And blue light is most effective at treating S.A.D.
But I have to think there's something to just being up and about. Exercise is a good way reduce many kinds of depression.
Maia wrote:Seasonally Affected Disorder, or S.A.D. gets me every year sometime around October, and it seems to be getting worse with each passing year. I can literally feel my energies drop. Any suggestions as to what I can do to alleviate it?
Maia wrote:Carleas wrote:It depends. Dim sunlight may have more light in the relevant frequencies than artificial light, so being outside may expose you to parts of the light spectrum that you aren't getting otherwise. Blue light in particular is mostly absent from artificial indoor lights, but dominant in natural light even when it's cloudy. And blue light is most effective at treating S.A.D.
But I have to think there's something to just being up and about. Exercise is a good way reduce many kinds of depression.
During the winter months the sun has already set by the time I get to work.
Serendipper wrote:Maia wrote:Carleas wrote:It depends. Dim sunlight may have more light in the relevant frequencies than artificial light, so being outside may expose you to parts of the light spectrum that you aren't getting otherwise. Blue light in particular is mostly absent from artificial indoor lights, but dominant in natural light even when it's cloudy. And blue light is most effective at treating S.A.D.
But I have to think there's something to just being up and about. Exercise is a good way reduce many kinds of depression.
During the winter months the sun has already set by the time I get to work.
Ideally we should get sun between 10am and 2pm in order to receive UVB and UVA in balance and we should avoid sun exposure outside that band due to UVA dominance. There is no sense is receiving UVA damage without the benefit of UVB vitamin D generation.
All indoor lighting probably extends into the UVA (since UVB requires more energy) and probably contributes to cataracts (A/B imbalance).
Blue lights (daylight bulbs) are pretty, but have more energy which causes more damage than yellow light. This is a big deal right now, especially with regard to public safety. https://gunnar.com/do-environmentally-f ... blindness/
Maia wrote:If it grows naturally in England I would certainly consider it.
St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is so named because of its association with the knights of the Crusades and was traditionally hung around the house on St John’s Eve, in midsummer, to ward off bad spirits. It is one of a number of native hypericums. The common one, H. perforatum, is used pharmaceutically for depression and as an anti-inflammatory, and it’s a good subject for wildflower gardens. But be warned: it will self-seed shamelessly. You’ll either have to do lots of weeding or start a pharmaceutical business.
Habitat Information
Hairy St John's-wort is a British native perennial of relatively unproductive grasslands on well-drained, neutral to basic soils. It is particularly characteristic of the transitional zone between shaded and unshaded habitat such as might be found in woodland rides and clearings, river banks, roadside banks and verges. Its ability to spread by vegetative means is limited and its very small seed requires open ground in which to germinate. This suggests that Hairy St John's-wort requires occasional disturbance to its habitat if it is to persist.
Maia wrote:I would never consider using a sun lamp and always try and avoid drugs or suppliments, even if they are supposed to be natural or herbal (real herbs don't come in capsules, for example).
Maia wrote:The foods that we crave are exactly what our body needs. Or at least they would be if we were able to lead an active, outdoor life.
Serendipper wrote:Maia wrote:The foods that we crave are exactly what our body needs. Or at least they would be if we were able to lead an active, outdoor life.
I think so, although sometimes we can go overboard into addiction where the thing we crave causes harm. For instance a friend starting craving salt and initially I told him the craving is probably medicinal, but then he began consuming a whole shaker every couple days. About a year later he had a heart attack and kidney failure. I don't think the salt caused it, but such an intense craving was a warning sign and no doubt all that salt didn't help. Here is a doctor who says refrigeration is unnatural and it's causing a deficiency of salt in people since salt was used for ages for food storage before refrigerators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV-36i2nmx4
Anyway, I find food cravings fascinating.
Craving salami, pepperoni, sausage (fermented meats) is almost certainly a craving for vitamin K2 https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/ ... easureby=g And that could be indication of atherosclerosis (or other calcification of soft tissue)
Craving liver is probably a vitamin A craving https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/ ... easureby=g
Craving peppers, especially pickled, could be vitamin C https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/ ... easureby=g
Craving salmon (fatty fish) is almost certainly vitamin D https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/ ... easureby=g
Others are more difficult to figure out. Craving vinegar pickles could be a craving for calcium since lots of acid is required to breakdown calcium components. Craving dirt is thought to be a craving for calcium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophagia
I think animals are more in tune with their cravings than people since people are obsessed with right and wrong behavior and fall victim to fashions in science (low fat, low salt diets).
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