Beating the January blues is not difficult to do.
January is often prime time for Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a mood disorder that occurs when the seasons change.
SAD usually starts in the fall and winter and continues until spring and summer hit again.
Researchers have yet to show the crucial link of how diminished daylight leads to a drop in serotonin levels, especially for seniors.
But they have done brain scan studies to show that people with SAD had higher levels of a serotonin transporter protein (SERT) in the winter compared to healthy individuals.
You can use the 333 rule for anxiety in the moment something triggers you to beat the January blues.
Just look around to identify 3 objects and 3 sounds, then move 3 body parts.
Many people find this strategy helps focus and ground them when anxiety seems overwhelming.
Other ideas include creating something, even in a small way; cooking a good meal or redecorating a corner in your home.
Think about what makes you happy and lifts you up, and then spend more time doing it.
Enjoy relaxing activities such as reading, painting, gardening or whatever you love.
There are several ways to cope with and overcome feeling blue.
Some activities that may also help include watching, listening to, or reading something humorous, spending time in nature, or getting physically active.
What you’re eating can impact your health.
Creating a healthier diet and proper hydration can give a needed physical boost of energy, especially during a major shift in your life.
Studies show that vitamin B-12 and other B vitamins play a role in producing brain chemicals that affect mood and other brain functions.
Low levels of B-12 and other B vitamins such as vitamin B-6 and folate may be linked to depression.
Furthermore, following a healthy diet, particularly one that incorporates good proteins, fats, vegetables and fruits, and avoiding a pro-inflammatory diet such as junk food and fast food, may lower the risk of developing depressive symptoms or clinical depression, according to the findings of our review.
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