If you tend to get down in the dumps every winter and feel better in the spring, you may have SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Relaxing in a room lit at 80 times the brightness of indoor lighting for two hours a day can help to make your hormonal rhythms more pronunced, but there is nothing like the real thing...sunshine.

Add a little exercise to this, like a brisk walk around the block, you will feel more refreshed during the day, you will sleep better and wake up more refreshed in the morning.

When we are depressed we tend to want to stop moving. When we are anxious we tend to move unproductively, such as not being able to sit still or pacing. If you've slowed down to a crawl and can't seem to get your engine started, or if you can't sleep, try some exercise outdoors. This sounds pretty simple, but sometimes it's the perfect antidote. Let's get moving...

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