Archive for June, 2009

When to Visit Paris

I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris is the summer, when it sizzles. I love Paris in the winter, when it drizzles.So wrote Cole Porter back in 1953, but it’s pretty clear that sentiment has been around for hundreds of years. Paris has charms that transcend seasonality, [...]

Seasonal Affective Disorder

This is followed by full remission or hypomanic states (mild state of mania) during the following spring and summer.1 A rare form of SAD occurs during the summer. SAD is generally characterised by four central features,1. Recurrent major depressive episodes, which start around the same time each year, for example September to October, and end [...]

Common Causes For Seasonal Allergies

Seasonal Allergies usually occur during spring, fall and summer. Winter is not a common time for Allergies because there are not as many plants in bloom during this time due to the cold weather. When plants bloom and flourish, so do seasonal Allergies but this does not mean that this allergy is caused mainly by [...]