To Your Health Newsletter: 3 Ways to Fight Your Winter Blues - December 4, 2012

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December 4, 2012 - Volume 6, Issue 25

3 Ways to Fight Your Winter Blues

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a mood disorder characterized by feelings of sadness / depression during the winter months in otherwise mentally healthy people. If you're suffering from SAD, you may find yourself sleeping longer, lacking energy and experiencing depression. The good news is you can fight the "winter blues" naturally; here are three ways to help put a smile back on your face so you can enjoy the holiday season.

Protect Your Thyroid

Have you ever felt tired, anxious or depressed, and started gaining weight for no reason? Check your thyroid. Thyroid affects our mood, sleep cycle, metabolism, as well as the health of our bones, skin, hair, nails, heart, and gastrointestinal tract. By learning more about this key organ, you can protect it with good nutrition and monitoring.

Graceful Aging 101

We all generally slow down with age. Daily activities decrease, resulting in less movement and exercise. Age also brings a loss of muscle mass and strength. The good news is that this can be reversed significantly. Multiple studies have shown that muscle strength and muscle mass can be regained even at advanced ages.

Get Rid of Joint Issues

When it comes to joint health, exercise and antioxidants play a huge role in helping our body heal the tissue in our joints when they undergo stress from daily activities and other stressors. Foods rich in vitamin C, A, E, proteins, and other antioxidants like resveratrol are great for maintaining the health of our joints, as is physical activity.

3 Steps to Improve Your Kids' Health

Let's face facts: It's getting increasingly difficult for kids to grow up healthy these days. As a parent, what can you do? Small changes can make a big difference; here are a few to get you started.

Protect Your Gums and Your Heart

Most people tend to worry about their health by looking at some of their major organs when undergoing a physical. What most people tend to forget is that the mouth can be a good indicator of health, too.

This issue features a number of articles you will want to share with your family, friends and co-workers. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to them via e-mail.

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