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Fall Back

Tips to Deal with Upcoming Time Change That post-summer sluggishness usually kicks in every October as we head into fall. The temperatures drop and the one thing that makes winter’s rapid approach evident regardless of climate is the loss of daylight. For many, this loss of
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So SAD

Easy Treatments Can Help Lift Winter Blues For many people, the winter months bring a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is characterized by symptoms such as daily feelings of sadness or depression, lack of energy, problems with sleeping, moodiness,
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Artificial light and the lack of daylight can disrupt the body's internal clock. (Photo: iStock)

Seek the Sun

Camping Tunes Body Clock With Nature Putting down your phone and living for a week with nothing but sunlight and campfires may bring your body clock in sync with nature’s rhythms, a small study suggests. And, researchers found, even avowed night owls turn into early birds
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