Celilo Health Category Archive: healthy living

does summer make you SAD?

does summer make you SAD?

Most people understand SAD as a depression response to the short, dark days of winter. And indeed, that is the most common form.

But summer SAD is also truly a thing: hot days, unrelenting brightness that makes you think you have to be cheery and energetic, wildfire smoke in certain parts of the country — all of these contribute to seasonal depression in the summer.

Here’s one simple way to beat it.

bye bye, joint pain

bye bye, joint pain

I talk a lot about food being the first and most fundamental medicine. You know that vegetables are good for you, and that donuts aren't so much. But what does that actually mean in terms of making you feel better? That's what my patient Kelly wants to tell you about....

do you know how to eat?

do you know how to eat?

Portlanders are a pretty food-savvy bunch. We know what to ask about the provenance of our food. We pay attention to ingredients, to gluten, to dairy, to grass-fed/free-range/high-omega-3/sustainability parameters (except when we just go for a donut.) So it sometimes...