** Seasonal Affective Disorder by Frank Barnhill, M.D.

** Smiles – A Couple of Dollars

** Sugar or Sugar Substitutes by Dr. James Groves

** Wellness Report by Dr. Earl Mindell

** Trivia

** Stress Tips by Dr. Rae Baum

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A lot of people suffer from seasonal affective disorder or SAD for short. Their brain neurotransmitters are simply responding to a change in seasons and the timing and intensity of sunlight exposure. SAD is very common in Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada, and just about anywhere that a person's daily exposure to sunlight becomes limited. In simple terms, sunlight enters a person's eyes and stimulates the human brain to make certain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals are responsible for processing, transmitting and storing input, as well as promoting a person's general feeling of well being. So, when insufficient quantities are made, people tend to become a little forgetful, unorganized, irritable, moody, and in general tend to slow down. If adequate sunlight is not available after a few days, a form of depression can start to develop. We've all known friends who were happy as long as the sun was shining and then suddenly became blue on rainy days. It is true that sunlight definitely affects the way you feel and act. That's why some of your friends decided to move to Arizona or Palm Springs and call monthly to let you know how great they feel. Ok, now that we understand the problem, let's explore ways to help prevent what I have coined "seasonal burn out".

Since a person's lack of exposure to sunlight is the principal culprit in SAD, the following tips may be of use to you and employees alike:

Stand in early morning sunlight for at least thirty minutes before work or early in the workday when possible. When such is not possible, special fluorescent lamps, which emit radiation similar to sunlight, are available through most hardware stores. I use a unit of four two-foot lamps to shave by. Use timers to turn on lights in the house so you don't awaken in the dark. They should be set for about five to ten minutes before you plan to awake. Literally, the more lamp power you use, the better. Change work hours to match daylight savings time changes. When time falls back to allow more working daylight in the afternoon, simply shift hours to match. By allowing work-starting times to be later, there's a good chance the sun will be up when you're up. Just reverse the trend in the spring, to get similar results. "Actively repaint" work areas in bright daylight colors. Dark colors and soft pastels tend to tranquillize and decrease productivity. Use caution, because too many very vibrant colors may cause irritability. Consider consulting an environmental interior decorator. Take or give sunlight breaks during the workday or consider installing those solar lamps through out the work area. Sometimes skylights work just as well, depending on the weather. In the theme parks, we started having exercise breaks in sunlight in rotating areas twice a day.

Here are some more tips to help your brain function more productively.

Balance your caffeine intake so that you don't lie awake half the night. Tossing and turning all night produces the equivalent of a mini-jet lag that catches up with you over the next thirty-six hours. Watch what you eat for lunch. A heavy meal with a lot of fatty content and sugar makes the brain sluggish for the rest of the day and causes fatigue. Get to bed at least one hour earlier in the winter. Darkness and cold stimulate the brain to go into the sleep mode or hibernate. If you satisfy your brain's natural urges, then fatigue may improve. Exercise on a regular basis. All of us tend to be more active during the summer months and the brain associates this higher activity level with sunlight. Maybe you can actually fake your brain into believing it's just a cloudy July afternoon.

Well, hopefully, I've stimulated your imagination in the pursuit of productivity. If you have any suggestions you'd like to add to the list, please drop me an e-mail at drfrank@drhuggiebear.com
Copyright Frank Barnhill

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A Couple of Dollars
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His pediatrician asked six-year-old Johnny, who watched a good many TV, adds, just to make conversation.

Johnny, if you found a couple of dollars and had to spend them, what would you buy?”

“A box of Tampax,” he replied without hesitation.

“Tampax?” said the doctor. “What would you do with that?”

“Well,” said Johnny, “I do not know exactly, but it’s sure worth two dollars.

With tampax, it says on TV, you can go swimming, go horseback riding, and also go skating, any time you want to.”

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Two kids were trying to figure out what game to play. One said, "Let's play doctor."

"Good idea." said the other. "You operate, and I'll sue."

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Extracted from a flower, echinacea is the most widely used botanical in the creation of herbal medicines in the United States. Clinical studies have suggested that when it is taken at the onset of a cold, echinacea stimulates the immune system.

This month's health tip is in response to a subscriber's questions about sugar substitutes. But before I begin, I'd like to thank Cindy for bringing up this issue and her honest concern for good health. She wrote and asked me if there were any benefits to using regular sugar over any possible side effects to using sugar substitutes.

I was trying to think back to a time when I did use and enjoy sugar. One fond memory I have is of my Grandmother melting brown sugar in butter and then pouring it over a plain cake. But the buzz word here is "brown sugar." She used a natural, unbleached sugar. If you enjoy the taste of sugar, try to find something like this, that's natural and then only use a small amount.

Sugar substitutes are just what the name implies, substitutes, something artificial or chemically produced. One such example that is used extensively is aspartame. It has several very real, and very risky side effects. It can cause seizures in people with phenylketonuria, a metabolic disorder that makes it difficult to break down phenylalanine, an amino acid found in aspartame. And there have been reports of aspartame's connection to headaches, and in severe cases it has caused other allergy like symptoms.

Here are my suggestions for those of you who enjoy the sweet taste of sugar. Eat lots of fruit. Most of them are naturally sweetened with fructose. And unless you are specifically allergic to certain fruits, these "sugars" won't cause you any problems. Try using honey instead of sugar. If you really insist on using sugar, use less of it. Try to find natural sugars, ones that aren't refined or bleached.

These health tips can only be found in Dr.Osgoodby's Body Transformations Newsletter. Join me next month and we'll talk about ways to get a good night's sleep.

Live in Passion and Good Health,
James Groves

Weight loss may protect women against breast cancer.

In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on July 12, 2006—a follow-up to the Nurses’ Health Study, involving over 87,000 women—researchers found that weight gain of 22 pounds or more after menopause increased breast cancer risk by 18 percent; those who lost this much weight or more had a 23 percent reduction in risk; and those who lost 4 to 11 pounds had an average 11 percent reduction in risk. This link was even stronger in women who had never used HRT: women who lost 22 pounds or more after menopause and never used Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were found to be a whopping 57 percent less likely to develop breast cancer!

Stay Healthy, Dr. Earl Mindell

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