Daylight saving time has arrived and we're now increasing daylight every day until the summer solstice on June 21, and sunshine can be a mood booster.

What You Need To Know

  • Overall mood and energy levels increase with sunnier and warmer days

  • Just 30 minutes a day outside in the sun can help boost your mood

  • Next winter and darker, colder days are a long way off

A snowy, cold winter for several months is enough to bring anybody's energy level down. But now, it's spring, and warmer weather has arrived.

A past study out of the University of Michigan has linked sunshine with a mood boost. The study revealed that people spending 30 minutes outside per day in the sunshine can lead to better a mindset and reduced stress.

Our human bodies get more tired when it's darker outside. Common phrases by 7 p.m. in the dead of winter may be, "wow, it feels like midnight."

Bodies also gain more energy as sunshine and light increase. Therefore, at 7 p.m. in spring or summer, you're ready to head out for dinner or a sporting event with tons of energy.

The sun's rays can help increase the body's serotonin (happiness hormone) levels while letting the body tell the brain to lower its melatonin (sleep hormone) levels.

Cabin fever and people's overall moods this past winter may have been bad, but now we're ready to get outside and feel better!