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LIGHT BOXES MAY HELP WINTER BLUES.(Living)

Byline: Peggy and Terry McDannold

"Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy" -- so begin the words to John Denver's famous hit "Sunshine." For some reason, sunshine seems to make most of us feel happy. Unfortunately, this time of the year, there is not much sunshine. Today, sunrise was at 7:30 a.m. and sunset was at 5:18 p.m. -- less than 10 hours of daylight and over 14 hours of darkness. The days keep getting shorter until Dec. 21st, when we only have nine hours and 25minutes between sunrise and sunset.

Just as sunshine can make us happy, lack of sunshine can make us sad. In fact there is a serious form of depression called S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder). The ...

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