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The sun 'is our lifeline' doctors say


The sun ‘is our lifeline,’ doctors say
Mental health doctors at Mercy Health and Spectrum Health say exercising, sunlight and self care are effective in combatting Seasonal Affective Disorder
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Dr. Carey Krause was so excited about the sun shining on Friday that he mentioned it to every patient in his unit and said, ‘Look out the window.’
“It’s just a part of who we are. We ve spent most of our evolutionary existence in the sun,” said Dr. Krause, who’s the medical director for behavioral health for Mercy Health West Michigan. “In the last few hundred years, [we’ve] closed ourselves up in these boxes more and more, and I think that becomes increasingly difficult. I notice for myself that I come to work, it’s dark. Often when I leave, it’s dark. It seems like the entire winter is dark sometimes.” ....

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