Does it seem like the winter months bring about a sort of lethargy for you? You usually just blame the chilly whether and having to get up in the dark, but maybe feel it’s something more than that?

In a study of over 1,200 people participating in a long-term study, it was discovered that 40% of the men and 57% of the women had a vitamin D deficiency with just over 16% of them suffering from depression.

Although it is not completely proven that Vitamin D directly causes depression, we do know that 169 of the people in the study were suffering from minor depression and 26 from major depression.

While we know that other things are also happening in the body of those suffering from depression, we can identify that an increase in vitamin D could greatly help lesson the symptoms. Regardless of whether it’s the major cause, North Americans who are typically Vitamin D deprived need to get back to normal levels to ensure their bodies are functioning at their maximum potential.