What comes to mind when you think about winter? Snowflakes? Mittens? Reindeer? In much of the Northern Hemisphere, winter means colder temperatures, shorter days and year-end holidays. Along with these changes, a growing body of research in psychology and related fields suggests that winter also brings some profound changes in how people think, feel and […]
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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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Suffering from seasonal affective disorder? You should know you’re not alone. To help you cope, we’ve made a list of remedies that may help ease your symptoms.
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Light therapy is most often used to help treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) but it turns out it may benefit a bunch of other conditions too. Here’s a closer look at all the amazing benefits light therapy has to offer!
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can affect adults of all ages but seniors may be more at risk due to certain lifestyle factors. The good news is that SAD is a treatable condition and there are steps you can take to help ease the symptoms.
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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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