| Plus, new research on long COVID that will certainly wake you up. |
| | | | | As we move into the chilly, rainy, darker days of the year, many of us naturally put our outdoor exercises on hold. After all, who wants to spend time outside bundled up with no sun? This doesn’t mean you need to ditch your daily walks, though. Reporter Jillian Wilson explored some A+ swaps so you can still reap the benefits of a stroll during the colder seasons. |
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| You Oughta Know | | | | | | | A new, distressing study has found just how common long COVID is among people who got sick with the virus — and how long the condition can last. Researchers looked at the symptoms people experienced following their initial COVID infection and how long it took for them to improve (if they did at all). The results are eye opening. | | | | |
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| A Minute And Change | | | | | | Got a spare minute? Use it to change your life. Our “A Minute And Change” series will help you become happier, healthier and more productive by doing one thing a little differently. This week’s tip comes from Dr. Paul Desan, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, on how light therapy can improve your mood in the colder months.
Light has such a profound impact on our brain, it’s crucial to get some light exposure every day. You could do this with natural light — by penciling in some outside time — or with bright light therapy. If you go the light therapy route, you’ll want a medical grade light device that emits 10,000 lux. You’ll want to sit in front of the light for about 30 minutes every day, ideally first thing in the morning. Light is more powerful the earlier in the morning you’re exposed to it. And though some people will notice improvements within a week, it can take about a month of light therapy to start feeling better.
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