Keyword: vitamin D

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Holiday Depression with Dr. Michael B. Schachter Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Michael B. Schachter, Kent Robertshaw
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Depression & Mood

Why do holidays hit so hard? Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, explore the biology and psychology of seasonal depression, joined by Dr. Michael B. Schachter, MD, Author, who draws on his book about depression to discuss vitamin D, melatonin, light therapy, and the genetic roots of seasonal mood shifts.

Holiday Depression with Dr. Michael B. Schachter Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Kent Robert Short, Dr. Michael B. Schachter
Category: Depression & Mood, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

The holidays bring the year’s highest rates of despair, and Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robert Short dig into why: family expectations, economic inequality, and the grief of absences. Dr. Michael B. Schachter, MD, Author, joins by phone to explain how reduced sunlight depletes vitamin D and disrupts melatonin, and what actually helps.