Natural Antidepressants – Fight Your Depression with Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamin D

Depressed people that are deficient in Vitamin D can benefit by supplementing with this fat soluble vitamin. Our body has the ability to produce Vitamin D within our skin. At the epidermal layer our skin can produce Vitamin D through a photochemical reaction that converts 7-dehydrocholesterol into Vitamin D3. In order to facilitate that reaction we need to be exposed to UV rays and lack of adequate sunshine exposure can be directly related to lower Vitamin D levels and the resulting “Winter Depression” or “Winter Blues”. People that suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) are often reporting positive results when supplementing with Vitamin D.
In addition to its mood enhancing properties, Vitamin D also strengthens immune support and aids in increasing the absorption of Calcium.