Wellness Wednesday – Beat the winter time blues

picture disc.Some winter, eh.

For many, the cold weather, lack of sun and cabin fever is plain aggravating.

The good news: there are options to help take the misery out of winter.












Does winter make you SAD?



In the video above, UNMC psychiatrist James Sorrell, M.D., discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).




A quick Internet search of “beat the winter time blues” yields a plethora of advice on finding relief for the cold (Check out these 10 tips from SparkPeople.com).

Or maybe you have your own ideas on how to enjoy the winter. What are some of your favorite winter activities? Click the “Add a comment” tab at the top of this story to tell us.

Maybe you’ll share something that will help someone else rise above those winter time blues.

2 comments

  1. Tom O'Connor says:

    Keep exercising throughout the winter. You'll feel better about yourself even if the weather is miserable.

  2. Elizabeth says:

    Take up a hobby like photography. Snow isn't pretty when you're shoveling it all the time, but through a lens, frost on branches and snow drifts can look beautiful.

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