##  [ 12 Tips to Help You Beat the Winter Blahs ](/articles/12-tips-help-you-beat-winter-blahs) 

  Submitted by [Kim Edmundson](/whois/4244) on Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 16:52 

 1. Buy yourself some fresh flowers or a cheery plant
2. Invite friends over for dinner, dessert or a games night
3. Go outside every day – even a 15-minute walk will help lift your spirits
4. Read a good book
5. Exercise – try something new that you have never done before
6. Take your vitamin D – I suggest 5000 IU daily
7. Make yourself a cup of mood-boosting *HappyTea* from Preferred Nutrition – available at most health food stores
8. Organize those things you have been putting off – get rid of clutter!
9. Try cooking some new healthy recipes – check out: *The Healthiest Slow Cooker Recipes on Earth* by Johnny Bowden
10. Put away your computer and invite a friend to go out for lunch or a smoothie. If you are in the Waterloo Region check out *Thrive Juice Bar* in Waterloo.
11. Plan your summer vacation (start saving for it now)
12. Take a detoxifying bath with dead sea salts - Check out: [www.thehealingbath.ca](http://www.thehealingbath.ca)



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