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Is the mold in your home making you depressed?

Posted on Sep 1st 2007 7:01PM by Martha Edwards
It's though that there are a number of causes that can lead to depression, and here's another one: Studies are showing that there is a very strong link between depression and damp, moldy homes. Researchers from Brown University had initially set out to prove the opposite -- that depression is a result of other factors -- but they were forced to concede that the home plays a big role. Mold can be responsible for a number of physical ailments as well, and it's thought that this plays a role in depression -- if people feel chronically ill, they will be depressed about their health.

This doesn't bode well for people who live in damp climates -- could possibly explain why England is thought of as such a depressing, dreary place?

(Via Cranky Fitness)

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