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Four Ways to Fight Chronic FatigueWhere to Find Energy when You are Always TiredThere are simple, common sense ways to deal with utter exhaustion. Give the body a solid base from which to take on emotional and physical stress, and it will.
More than half of today’s women between the ages of 18 and 48 complain of lack of energy, according to HealthFocus International, an organization that tracks health trends. Conventional medicine turns to clinical based reasons for fatigue, including hyper- and hypoglycemia, anemia, Mononucleosis, Lyme Disease, and Epstein-Barre, (also referred to as the Epstein-Barr Syndrome or Virus.) A routine blood workup can rule out these causes and when it does, many women are left with “motherhood” as their only diagnosis. The problem with this is that chronic fatigue can lead to more serious health problems, including premature aging, a compromised immune system, heightened risk of serious illness, binge-eating, weight gain, and depression. The Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue
Fight the FatigueReduce stress. Stress doesn’t have to be related to a moment of crisis. It can just be keeping up in life with everything one wants or has to do. Learn to say ‘no,’ or learn how to say it without actually saying the word if it makes it easier to turn down an opportunity. When already overloaded, focus on one day at a time, not the entire week. Take the “to do list” and focus on just one or two tasks at a time. Provide a focal point toward which to direct some energy instead of becoming overwhelmed or even paralyzed by what needs to be accomplished. Get more sleep. Those who get less than eight hours of sleep each night, fall asleep on the couch watching TV or need an alarm clock to wake up can consider themselves sleep deprived, says Dr. James B. Maas, a professor of psychology at Cornell University and author of “Power Sleep.” To get the body the rest it needs, Maas suggests setting an earlier and consistent bedtime in order that one wakes up without an alarm clock. Or, consider taking a daily nap, no longer than 15 to 30 minutes long. If you nap longer than 30 minutes, your body lapses into delta, or deep sleep. Delta sleep is difficult to wake from and if interrupted or just completed, it can leave you feeling terribly groggy. Limit your daily doses of caffeine. “Caffeine does not provide energy – only chemical stimulation,” says Stephen Cherniske, a research and clinical nutritionist and author of “Caffeine Blues.” “While the initial stimulation may provide a transient anti-fatigue lift, caffeine’s ultimate mood effect is a letdown.” Try substituting coffee with more healthful energy boosters, such as herbal tea, or mineral water and juice blends that don’t use artificial sweeteners but instead contain ginger, a natural stimulant. Take a rich, pharmaceutical-grade vitamin every day. If your body has been relying on emergency measures for a long time, basic metabolism suffers. As a result, cells are unable to absorb nutrients in the normal way, even when you eat reasonably well, so your body excretes essential amino acids, minerals and other micronutrients that it should be putting to good use. The end result is that you may think you’re well fed, but your cells are starving and can’t work efficiently. To properly “feed” your cells, take a nutritional supplement that includes essential fatty acids, calcium, and magnesium.
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