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Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?

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The Benefits of Sunny Weather for Chronic Pain

Despite the lack of hard scientific evidence that hotter weather is actually better for people's suffering painful conditions, something about putting folk out into the sunshine does seem to trick some people's brains into feeling less pain. Kind of like a warm placebo. Anna mentioned Norwegians who make winter trips to Spain to benefit from the Mediterranean climate, they felt happier when they first arrived. If you've ever been to Norway, you'll know it gets very cold and very dark in the winter. Some bits of the country see absolutely no sunshine for months on end. Ooh, cold rucan.

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