{"id":419710,"date":"2026-01-19T18:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419710\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:03:08","slug":"blue-monday-healthy-winter-routine-to-combat-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419710\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Monday: Healthy winter routine to combat SAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to supplements, Livy says there are three basic ones to consider.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways check in with your doctor, but vitamin D for sure, because it gets darker so much earlier and you&#8217;re not outside exposed to that sun, your vitamin D levels drop,\u201d she explains. \u201cThat can make you feel really low energy. It also can signal weight gain as well. So taking your vitamin D, adding in an omega-3, and also magnesium, which is going to help with your nervous system and help you sleep at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/6h24ATCJWffUL98ojTB0BW\/b1a369f271e559b1f69140a3c793ec32\/Screenshot_2026-01-16_at_2.54.24\u00e2__PM.png\" alt=\"Victoria: Winter Supplements to take\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_2026-01-16_at_2.54.24\u00e2__PM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s always important to check with your doctor before taking any supplements. (Graphic: The Weather Network\/Canva)<\/p>\n<p>According to Livy, the key to a healthy winter routine is to first assess your current situation and needs, then adopt a realistic approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people think if they&#8217;re harder on themselves or push themselves, they&#8217;re more likely to do the things, but actually being really patient and kind and showing [themselves] grace is a better way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More tips on how to boost your mood on Blue Monday, below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to supplements, Livy says there are three basic ones to consider.\u00a0 \u201cAlways check in with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":["post-419710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}