We Winter Challenged REALLY Have a Problem

Those of us who are Winter Challenged sometimes cause hesitancy and head scratching among health providers. When the Winter Challenged seek help from our family practitioners, we are frequently tested for such conditions as: underactivity of the thyroid, hypoglycemia, or perhaps chronic viral infections such as the Epstein-Barr virus. And these tests regularly come out negative, causing our health providers to wonder if we are simply haunting their offices because we like the magazines in the waiting room. And causing us to feel faintly guilty for taking up the time of busy professionals.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real condition, for which there is no laboratory test. According to Normal Rosenthal, MD, "The diagnosis is made on the basis of history alone."

So if you think you may be one of us, the Winter Challenged, if you just get run down when the short days come, suggest to your family doctor that you may have SAD and tell him or her the symptoms. If that is the problem, BioBrite has the tools that may allow you to beat the winter and let the sunshine in.