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Beat the Winter Blues with Good Mood IV

Image of a happy woman playing in the snow outside, conquering the winter blues.

This time of year, when it’s cold and dreary outside, many people struggle with the winter blues and find it difficult to maintain a good mood and a positive outlook on life. 

Struggling with symptoms like fatigue, lack of energy or motivation, and loss of interest in activities you normally enjoy can all be indicators of seasonal depression. Psychologists have named this type of depression “seasonal affective disorder” or SAD syndrome for short. And it’s surprisingly common.

If you think you’ve got the winter blues or SAD syndrome, here are a few ways to help: 

Get Back to the Basics

Make sure you’re maintaining basic healthy habits like getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, and eating nutritious foods. These are important, but often overlooked ways to help maintain good mental health hygiene if you’re prone to seasonal depression. 

But if you’re already implementing healthy lifestyle habits and still find yourself struggling to battle the winter blues, it may be time to double-check whether you’re getting enough vitamins. Hint: most Americans aren’t.

Double Check Your Vitamin Intake

Through diet alone, it can be difficult to get all the vitamins you need to support your overall health, and deficiencies can easily develop over time. But did you know that not getting enough vitamins can negatively impact your mood? 

Vitamin C and B group vitamins, along with minerals such as zinc, magnesium, and calcium are all important for brain health and normal brain functioning. Insufficient intake of B group vitamins has been associated with higher levels of neural inflammation, oxidative stress, and depression. 

This is why supplementing your wellness care with IV vitamin therapy can be so beneficial. Rather than relying on just your diet to get sufficient vitamin intake, IV vitamin therapy ensures essential vitamins and micronutrients are being delivered directly to your bloodstream. 

Feel Good with the Good Mood IV

If you find yourself feeling blue and lacking in energy this winter, it may be the seasonal changes in weather that have you feeling down. 

At RevIVeDoc, we understand the importance of feeling good regardless of the season. That’s why we developed the Good Mood IV to give you the vitamins and building blocks you need to boost your mood when you need it most. 

Rather than taking a pill, or powder, our Good Mood IV delivers vitamins directly to the bloodstream for maximum absorption. Our unique blend of IV vitamin B-complex, vitamin C, glutamine, inositol, tryptophan, glycine, magnesium, and alpha lipoic acid works to address the root cause of vitamin-deficiency related mood disorders: 

  • Tryptophan - Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that’s been linked to mood regulation and improving sleep quality. 
  • Glutamine - Increasing glutamine intake has been shown to improve overall mood and feelings of well-being. And having deficiencies in glutamine has been linked to depression. 
  • Vitamin B-complex. A deficiency in vitamin B12 and other B-complex vitamins is associated with depression, making it important to restore your body’s store of B-complex vitamins.
  • Vitamin C - Higher levels of vitamin C have been associated with having a more positive mood.
  • Inositol - Inositol is a vitamin-like substance that may be helpful in soothing panic disorder symptoms and mood disorders symptoms.
  • Magnesium - Magnesium can helps nervous tension, anxiety symptoms, and irritability
  • Alpha Lipoic Acid. Shown to help regenerate antioxidants, alpha lipoic acid may help boost cellular energy levels as well. 

Our Good Mood IV blend can also incorporate phenylalanine and tyrosine, which are both serotonin and dopamine precursors that help give your brain the building blocks it needs to feel good. For specific recommendations on what exact blend is best for your wellness goals, consult with a board-certified neurologist that specializes in IV vitamin therapy. 

To learn more and schedule your next appointment, visit our clinic today.

 

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