This article from Psychology Today should be (IMHO) printed out and made available for your clients to read.
One of the most interesting points in the article was this question: Does one get depressed because of a deficiency of Vitamin D, or does depression lower the vitamin level? In other words, which comes first - the depression (which lowers the level of vitamin D) or the deficiency of vitamin D (which promotes depression)? Personally, I believe that the latter premise makes more sense, i.e., that in "susceptible to depression" individuals a low vitamin D level may lead to depression.
Also, the comment that "The lower the vitamin D level, the greater the chance of depression" is critically important when you consider the fact that study after study shows that the majority of the population in vitamin D insufficient or deficient. Perhaps this helps to explain why so many people suffer from depression.
Depressed? Or susceptible to being depressed? Time to increase your blood level of vitamin D (25-OH-D).
Vitamin D Deficiency and Depression
Depressed? Relief may be as close as your nearest vitamin D supplement.
Published on July 11, 2013 by Dale Archer, M.D. in Reading Between the (Head)Lines
Canadian researchers reviewed 14 studies, consisting of 31,424 participants and found a strong correlation between depression and a lack of Vitamin D. The lower the Vitamin D level, the greater the chance of depression. But, the big question is still causality. Does one get depressed because of a deficiency of Vitamin D, or does depression lower the vitamin level?
Sunscreens -- from the strongest to the weakest -- prohibit the body from making vitamin D by 95 percent. In light of this, there is a theory that more individuals are depressed these days because EVERYONE uses sunscreen and they're not taking vitamin D supplements. This, of course, is something you'll never hear from the sunscreen industry because that would affect their bottom line. Your body needs the sunlight WITHOUT sunscreens to produce vitamin D. Even SPF 8 creams can prevent the production of the vitamin.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201307/vitamin-d-deficiency-and-depression?quicktabs_5=0
One of the most interesting points in the article was this question: Does one get depressed because of a deficiency of Vitamin D, or does depression lower the vitamin level? In other words, which comes first - the depression (which lowers the level of vitamin D) or the deficiency of vitamin D (which promotes depression)? Personally, I believe that the latter premise makes more sense, i.e., that in "susceptible to depression" individuals a low vitamin D level may lead to depression.
Also, the comment that "The lower the vitamin D level, the greater the chance of depression" is critically important when you consider the fact that study after study shows that the majority of the population in vitamin D insufficient or deficient. Perhaps this helps to explain why so many people suffer from depression.
Depressed? Or susceptible to being depressed? Time to increase your blood level of vitamin D (25-OH-D).
Vitamin D Deficiency and Depression
Depressed? Relief may be as close as your nearest vitamin D supplement.
Published on July 11, 2013 by Dale Archer, M.D. in Reading Between the (Head)Lines
Canadian researchers reviewed 14 studies, consisting of 31,424 participants and found a strong correlation between depression and a lack of Vitamin D. The lower the Vitamin D level, the greater the chance of depression. But, the big question is still causality. Does one get depressed because of a deficiency of Vitamin D, or does depression lower the vitamin level?
Sunscreens -- from the strongest to the weakest -- prohibit the body from making vitamin D by 95 percent. In light of this, there is a theory that more individuals are depressed these days because EVERYONE uses sunscreen and they're not taking vitamin D supplements. This, of course, is something you'll never hear from the sunscreen industry because that would affect their bottom line. Your body needs the sunlight WITHOUT sunscreens to produce vitamin D. Even SPF 8 creams can prevent the production of the vitamin.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201307/vitamin-d-deficiency-and-depression?quicktabs_5=0