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“The Winter Blues” do you have them? Does a friend of relative have them? People who do this malady can be said to suffer the same lethargic feeling that we all get in the cold, cold, winter but on a much larger , greater , scale. True when it’s really cold most of us want to stay inside, even and under covers and in effect put in time till warmer spring returns. Yet the real sufferers of “Seasonal Affective Disorder’ more commonly known as “SAD” or simply “The Winter Blues” suffer real feelings of depression, hopelessness, anxiety, social withdrawal from loved ones and even life, oversleeping often coupled with a loss of interest in activities , an increased craving for sweets and starchy foods.

Don’t you just love it when you’re thinking clearly and everything just comes together - you feel on top of the world! Would you like to feel like this more often? Well, chances are that you can if you eat more of these brain boosting foods which are packed with nutrients that have been shown to help increase brain function not to mention boost your immune system and help with your overall health. AvocadosYou love them in guacamole, but did you know that avocados can aid in healthy blood flow and may even help to lower blood pressure as well as play a role in preventing strokes? Sure, they are quite fatty but it’s the good fat that’s helpful to your body not harmful.