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    Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during the winter months due to less sunlight. Up to 10% of the population experiences SAD each year, feeling oversleeping, overeating, and withdrawing from others. While fancy light therapy and dawn simulation can help, getting outside for real dawn stimulation such as surfing provides a superior way to combat SAD symptoms and turn frowns into smiles.

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    Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during the winter months due to less sunlight. Up to 10% of the population experiences SAD each year, feeling oversleeping, overeating, and withdrawing from others. While fancy light therapy and dawn simulation can help, getting outside for real dawn stimulation such as surfing provides a superior way to combat SAD symptoms and turn frowns into smiles.

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    Got The Winter Blues?: Don't Be S.A.D

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    Jake Hooson
    Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during the winter months due to less sunlight. Up to 10% of the population experiences SAD each year, feeling oversleeping, overeating, and withdrawing from others. While fancy light therapy and dawn simulation can help, getting outside for real dawn stimulation such as surfing provides a superior way to combat SAD symptoms and turn frowns into smiles.

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    Don’t be

    S.A.D
    Got theWinter Blues?
    We all hate getting out of bed on those depressed in the winter months or
    cold,dreary winter mornings.We hate slightly lethargic,you are most prob-
    having to nip out to the car before ably experiencing a bout of S.A.D!
    breakfast to run the engine,in the How does one combat all this?We
    hope that it derfosts your windscreen cannot simply jet off to north Africa
    before you leave for work,in the dark! for 6 months,nor can we tame the
    But can the dark months really be a elements.But we can lighten up!Yes,
    major cause of depression in so many mental positivity does help,but literally,
    people around the world? lighten up.Use bright,clear lights in
    Apparently so.Up to 10% of the popu- the home,try investing in some light
    lation experience Seasonal Affective therapy or have a go at dawn stimu-
    Dissorder (S.A.D) every year.S.A.D is lation (slowly allowing the lights to
    not just an excuse to be moody,it is a increase in the room, a sort of,natural
    ‘Specifier of Major Depression’.Who alarm clock). All these techniques are
    would have thought that light and per- proven to help combat S.A.D symp-
    haps temperature have such an impact toms.
    on our fragile minds? There is a far superior way though,
    Sufferers of S.A.D often experience than fancy lights and timered L.E.Ds.
    over sleeping and overeating (maybe Get out and have some REAL dawn
    this is why Christmas Day feels so stimulation wtih an early morning
    good!), cravings for carbohydrates surf.Sure,you might be slightly cold
    (we all love a nice jacket potato on afterwards,but seeing the dawn whilst
    Bonfire Night) and withdrawal from riding the crest of winter’s best,just
    family and social interactions. does not compare.Don’t be S.A.D,get
    All this may seem fairly trivial,but outside and turn that frown into a smile!
    if you generally feel somewhat

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