Up here in the Northwest, particularly in the winter months, sun is hard to come by. It rains for days, it gets cold and the dark hours of the day get longer and longer and it\u2019s preferable to stay cooped up in the house. Some might enjoy the rain, but others flourish in the sun. Local resident Deanna Bixby hates the winter because of the fact that she can\u2019t go out and enjoy things and is depressed because the lack of sunlight, and she\u2019s not the only one. These dark days mean less sunlight, and less sunlight means the potential for getting necessary and vital amounts of vitamin D plummets\u2014just like a lot of people\u2019s moods and energy levels around this time.<\/p>\n