category: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Brightening the Winter Blahs December 2010

Dear Fellow Nurse, Tomorrow, December 21st, is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Since ancient times this day has held great significance. Interestingly,Stonehenge is lined up directly with the sunrise on the winter solstice. Both Egyptians and Syrians celebrated the solstice as the rebirth of the sun. In many societies, the solstice was…

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