Seasonal Affective Disorder

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How to Fight the Winter Blues
 How to Fight the Winter Blues 

How to Fight the Winter Blues

With darker days comes Seasonal Affective Disorder

(Newser) - If the winter months make you tired, reclusive, and inclined to binge on junk food, you may have SAD, or seasonal affective disorder. About 15% of Americans suffer from at least mild symptoms. And while most chalk up their blahs to cold weather, Christmas blues, or work stress, the prime...

Light Wanes, Winter Blues Loom
Light Wanes, Winter Blues Loom

Light Wanes, Winter Blues Loom

(Newser) - Utter darkness at 5pm might fan a night owl's flame, but for some 10% to 20% of Americans, autumn's lessening light can trigger a bad case of SAD, or seasonal affective disorder. The "winter blues," caused by leftover mammalian genes that want you to hibernate, can be treated...

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