Feeling low in the winter months

Although Christmas was very cold, nothing prepared us for January’s frostiness. And with extremely icy conditions and a dark sky, it is unfortunately easy to drift into loneliness and a low mood.
It’s easy to leave work/uni and feel like a cloud is flying above you because it’s already dark at 3pm 🌧️. But I’m here to help with a few secret ways that can help with this low mood🙊:

• Try and take advantage of every small light. Open your windows early in the morning and make your hangout plans in the morning when there’s light.
• Keeping up with a routine with regular sleep can also help you with low mood. If you find yourself staying up late at night, try and be active/exercise during the morning. So that at night, your body is ready to rest.
• Keep up with your vitamin D. Our skin produces vitamin D in sunlight which in turn increases our serotonin levels “our happy hormone”. In winter, there’s minimal sunlight and lower vitamin D levels in our bodies, taking daily vitamin D tablets can help your mood.

Do you have any other advice on how to beat low mood in winter? ☁️ 😼

Reply 1

Dunnig Kruger

Home-made tomato soup!

As well as all the other lovely unprocessed plant foods that help with mood / energy levels.

Such as home-cooked bean dishes - especially when eaten regularly. For the fibre and feeding our good gut bacteria, which in turn feed us with wonderful compounds, such as butyrate.

Or beetroot for the nitrate.

Reply 2

Kathy89

For me physical activity always help with the down mood (unless it is more than just a down mood). In winter it is hard but you can still go to gym or do yoga.