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- Beat the Winter Blues - January 31, 2025
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When it’s cold, grey, rainy, foggy, and just plain yucky outside for days on end, many of us get the “winter blues,” otherwise called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). A recent article in “Healthwise,” the newsletter from the PERS Health Insurance Program, reminded me that, while we can’t change the weather or the shorter days, there are things we can do to make winter more bearable.
One action they recommended is volunteering. Quoting a Mayo Clinic article, “Research shows that volunteering leads to lower rates of depression and anxiety, especially for people age 65 and older by
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improving mental and physical health
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giving a sense of purpose
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teaching valuable skills
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nurturing new and existing skills”