January Blues? The Vitamin D Link You Need to Know

A simple deficiency could be fueling winter depression—here’s how to boost your mood fast.

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Kathleen Barnes
January 23, 2026

January 23, 2026

A Message from Kathleen:

Dear Friends,

As you’ll see from this week’s lead article on seasonal depression, you can gird yourself against the blues and even clinical depression common at this time of the year with one simple strategy.

Be well,

Kathleen

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It’s that time of year. The holidays are over, the decorations packed away. Some of us are experiencing seasonal depression. Try Vitamin D.

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