Sun Stories: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Tanning Salons – Phicklephilly
Sun Stories: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Tanning Salons
UV rays exposure favors vitamin D synthesis in the skin. That’s why people who go to tanning salons have noticed mood improvement and keep the habit in order to maintain the state of well-being.
Now that we’re heading into winter, we’ve had a few people come into the salon saying they want to hop in a sunbed to help combat SAD. People suffering from seasonal affective disorder report feeling better after a visit at the tanning salon for a tanning bed session.
With the arrival of the cold season, besides cold-driven nuisance, some people experience drawbacks regarding the general state, lack of energy and depression of unknown origin. It was scientifically ascertained that the lack of light favors the production of melatonin by the pineal gland, a hormone inducing sleep. That’s why, during the cold seasons when days are shorter and the sunlight is scarce, we often feel sleepy or drowsy. Also, even during spring and summer, if the tendency is to keep most of the time indoors at home or at the office, the effect may be similar, though not as severe.
Author phicklephillyPosted on November 14, 2017 November 12, 2017 Categories dating, life, men, middle age, online dating, philadelphia, philly, relationships, romance, sex, Tinder, Uncategorized, WomenTags darkcold, depression, health, light, melanin, melatonin, memory, mood, opiate molecules, sad, seasonal affective disorder, serotonin, sunbed, sunshine, tan, tanning, tanning salon, Ultra violet, UV, vitamin D, wellness, winter	
9 thoughts on “Sun Stories: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Tanning Salons”	
Wait, tanning beds count as light therapy?
Absolutely. A controlled burst of UV light converts to Vitamin D and releases an opiate like molecule in the skin. Hence, you feel better!
But.. potential benefits offset by increased skin cancer risk?
Not if you minimize your exposure to maybe 5 visits over a 3 month period.
One of my staff members had SAD, she bought a freaking great lamp into the office and annoyed the shit out of her coworkers with it. She wanted the light but she did not want it glaring in her face, she thought it was okay for it to glare in her coworkers face however
So instead of the light causing everyone to be happy, it had the opposite effect!
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