Changing of the Seasons
Goooooooooooooooood morning [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]!
It is officially the changing of the seasons and the sun seems to peak its head over the horizon after my first virtual appointment has been completed at 7:46am!
We are no longer waking up with the sun around 6am in the city of Toronto. As the angle of our hemisphere begins to spin at angle that casts less rays of sun on our skin, as we claw at the sheets and the darkness behind our eye lids a little longer...we are more susceptible to Vitamin D deficiency.
But more so, less time in the sun, getting up to bicycle by Lakeshore at 6:30am....it is dark...or if evening is preferable....after 7pm dinner, the sun has already left to retire to sleep at our longitude of the earth.
So we must be proactive and mitigate the effects just as the trees are loosing their leaves with less sunshine and colder temperatures.... We all want to be more, feel and think we are resilient, no?
According to CAMH approximately 15% of the population is effected by SAD also know as Seasonal Affected Disorder. The effect of less sunshine in the sky, altered activity, sleep and social patterns post-summer season has a depressive effect on our mood, immune system and bone health among others... This is why in Canada our milk has been fortified with Vitamin D for years! But with many of us choosing not to drink dairy for dietary reasons or other....how do we combat this effect? Supplementation of Vitamin D! Do I want to feel like Adriana....? or Super ADRIANA! Try 4000IU's of vitamin D every day as the sun goes to sleep a little earlier every day until November 6th and then some!
And add standing outside for 15+min with your face and hands exposed!
We will continue the conversation of the importance of our sunlight hours next week, but until then....
If you need motivation to get your butt up out of bed early, have a conversation with your body, stretch it out and start your day grooving! See you at 7:30am!
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7:30AM EST Stretch & Mobility Class! You'll surprise yourself with how good you feel!
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82662272758?pwd=bTF3NXpR...
Meeting ID: 826 6227 2758
Passcode: Mobility
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See you at the clinic for a delicious stretch!
In health,