Avoiding the Winter Blues
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Avoiding the Winter Blues
- Carefully manage your sleep patterns. Get to bed and rise at set times every day.
- Get more light. Use full-spectrum light bulbs, which are brighter than our everyday lights. Keep your curtains open during the day.
- Eat plenty of complex carbohydrates such as fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Get plenty of exercise; it has been shown to be an effective antidote to bouts of depression. A daily walk outside will help.
- Learn ways to manage stress
- Get moving. Depression responds to exercise, period. Aerobic forms are best, or try some simple stretches in the morning light.
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