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Shorter Days Affect the Mood of Millions of Americans – A Nutritional Neuroscientist Offers Tips on How to Avoid the Winter Blues
By Lina Begdache Your Health

Shorter Days Affect the Mood of Millions of Americans – A Nutritional Neuroscientist Offers Tips on How to Avoid the Winter Blues

The annual pattern of winter depression and melancholy – better known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD – suggests a strong link between your mood and the amount of light you get during the day. To put it simply: The less light exposure one has, the more one’s mood may decline. Wintertime blues are common, […]

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Video: Embrace Winter with the Danish Concept of Hygee
By Emily Lockhart Your Health

Video: Embrace Winter with the Danish Concept of Hygee

If you’re anything like me, you approach winter with dread. Pure and utter dread. I dread the cold. I dread the snow and slush. I dread driving on slippery roads. And I dread layering up in 10-pounds of outerwear just to leave my house. Unfortunately, I live smack dab in the middle of Southwestern, Ontario, […]

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It’s Winter Solstice: SAD and the Winter Blues Infographic
By ActiveBeat Author Trending Health News

It’s Winter Solstice: SAD and the Winter Blues Infographic

December 21 will mark the 2016 winter solstice (or Yule). This annual astronomical phenomenon lands on the shortest day and the longest night of the year. To many the winter solstice is considered a “turning of the year”, which is often celebrated as daylight hours begin to increase. Basically, many who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) […]

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Lifestyle Methods to Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Medically Reviewed by Greg Dorter, RP Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Lifestyle Methods to Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder is recognized as a type of depression and can cause increased anxiety, sadness and stress, lack of enjoyment in regular activities, feelings of isolation, mood swings, and several other symptoms that can take over your life. But there are ways to help deal with it, so gather your inner strength and kick your winter blues to the curb with these 10 lifestyle tips.

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Foods to Beat Those Winter Blahs
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Foods to Beat Those Winter Blahs

It’s no surprise that 25-percent of North Americans from a serious drop in mood and energy during the winter months, developing the “winter blues”—or worse, a case of full-blown seasonal affective disorder. The good news is that you can beat the winter blahs with these 10 mood and energy-boosting foods!

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