To Your Health: Winter Blues
PRINCE GEORGE— As the days get shorter and the mercury dips below zero, some people begin to notice a decrease in their overall mental wellbeing, but why is it a seasonal occurence?
“It’s really a science that’s not 100% confirmed, but there is a lot of belief around the lack of vitamin D for the sunlight,” says Shirley Hogan, Manager of Education and Training at Canadian Mental Health Association. “There’s so many different components that can happen for different people to say exactly what causes it is really almost impossible.”