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The Oil of Gladness Instead of Despair

joy choir blue     As we work to create a Culture of Health this holiday season, where are our emotions? We want it to be a time of great joy but sometimes for some of us those holiday blues creep in. So how do we overcome the holiday blues, the holiday depression?

 

From a physical standpoint, well-known and beloved psychiatrists like Dr. Daniel Amen tell us that the best remedy for depression is exercise. So let’s just move it. There’s even more joy in moving in the dance. Maybe that’s why classes such as Zumba are so popular now.

 

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