February Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder

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February is a difficult month for many people in northern latitudes. According to WebMD, over 11 million people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and many of the rest of us have a less severe case of the winter blues, officially called subsyndromal SAD.

Winter mood-related issues are a most probably a response to the lack of sunlight when days are shorter. In 2009, an…