JANUARY AND FEBRUARY are the darkest, coldest months of the year and this can impact your mood. Many of us are familiar with the saying “winter blues”, also known as winter depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is thought to affect one-in-15 people in the UK.
‘Even though millions of people report experiencing winter-related low mood, there are many misconceptions about this issue, possibly due to the fact that symptoms can vary so much from person to person,’ says Lisa Gunn of Nuffield Health’s mental health prevention team. ‘SAD occurs