10:50 minutes (2.48 MB)
Tina chats with Dr. Norman Rosenthal, the psychiatrist and scientist who first described seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or winter depression, about how you can prevent, treat and beat the winter blues.

5:00 minutes (1.15 MB)
Are you depressed? Mother Nature can offer a few solutions to your everyday blues. No side effects and fast effective results.

Break your old patterns, refresh your emotions.

Break out of your bad emotional habits! Sandra Coyle Ph.D identifies 4 key components that influence ones emotions. Learn how you can keep your good mood! 

New research shows that unnecessary brooding takes a toll on our health. That makes some of us worry about worrying too much.

Nestled among the psychiatrists who habitually prescribe prescription drugs to their depressed patients, are a few who believe that nutrition, not medication, is the key to mental wellbeing.

Whether it's in response to an increasing distrust of antidepressants or a natural follow-up to studies that have linked nutrients to the control and reversal of psychological disorders, nutritional therapy is becoming a legitimate field. "There have been huge advances over the past few years finding that nutritional intervention can treat many behavioral and mental conditions we used to think were untreatable," explains Lewis Mehl-Madrona, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

5:37 minutes (1.29 MB)
Dave Foreman talks about "Allergies and Sensitivities. Also a brief discussion of what food groups can trigger sensitivities that eventually lead to serious health challenges.

Aromatherapist and social activist David Crow founded Floracopeia: Aromatic Treasures for Health, Beauty and Abundance three years ago. Its mission is twofold: to bring organic, fair-trade, community-supported principles to the production, distribution, and sale of essential oils and to educate people about their benefits.

LIME chatted with the essential oil evangelist shortly before a "Fragrance and Consciousness" workshop, one of many he conducts.

Winter blues are hard to beat. But a few simple steps can make it easier for sufferers of SAD — or Seasonal Affective Disorder.

I don't care what they say, in my world chocolate will forever be linked to instantaneous depression relief. Three squares of a potent dark bar or a couple spoonfuls of a rich cocoa gelato and I feel happier, more content, at peace even. Really, I do.

But some people aren't buying it. Resent research has found that the chocolate buzz that has single handedly liberated women from the dark cloud of PMS may actually be a figment of the imagination. I'm pained to write this, but it seems as if chocolate actually gets us no higher than any other carbohydrate out there. That's right, chocolate has no more power than a slice of bread or a potato.