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How can you beat the winter blues?

  • Writer: Sophie Bostock, PhD
    Sophie Bostock, PhD
  • Nov 24, 2019
  • 1 min read



Dark winter mornings and short days can make many of us feel a bit low. But what causes the winter blues? What can you do to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder, and milder forms of seasonal depression?


This post was recorded up in Edinburgh, by the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel, on the weekend of the Extreme Medicine Conference, Nov 2019. I share tips on improving wellbeing during the winter months.


 
 
 

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