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Coping with the winter blues

With the holidays over and the grey winter weather setting in, some Canadians may notice a shift in mood and energy.
While ‘Blue Monday’ – the third Monday of January – once touted as the most depressing day of the year, has proven to be a myth, the ‘winter blues’ are all too real. Research in Ontario suggests that 15 percent of the general population have experienced the winter blues, which can include changes in appetite and lethargy as the days grow shorter.
The winter blues differs from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, which affects about two percent of the population and is a serious form of depression.

People experiencing the winter blues can benefit from:

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