Causes and Counters for Tiredness

Do you often find yourself saying or thinking “I always feel tired”? Don’t worry most excessive tiredness causes are treatable so lets cover a few of the bases.

Poor Diet:

In most cases where a poor diet is to blame there are a few uniting themes; high sugar and fat consumption, not enough variation or plain old overeating.

High sugar and fat diets can be tricky to shake as they significantly change the body over time. The best thing you can do is gradually add more fiber and greens to your diet. You don’t need to entirely cut sugar out, instead look for ways to sweeten your foods and snack that are more natural. Consider honey over processed sugar, and fruit over a candy bar. Diets that lack variation often cause micronutrient deficiency, which can sap your vitality. Plan one day a week to look up and cook a new recipe with ingredients outside your normal fare. Exploring new flavors can be fun! Feel free to take a multivitamin, just realize that its not a substitute for a healthy diet.

Lack of Quality Sleep:

You’re tired, so why not get some sleep. Sounds overly simple, perhaps a little patronizing but all joking aside it’s the truth. The average adult needs 7.5 hours of undisturbed sleep a day ideally. Does this sound like you? Be honest.

Suppose thought that you are sleeping, but you still wake up tired. Have a look around your bedroom; the culprit is most likely your curtains. Just make sure your windows are properly closed to outside light (a common problem in cities) that one annoying ray of light from the street lamp is enough to keep you awake for as much as half an hour. Not only that but light pollution into your sleeping environment causes you to wake more easily and reduces the percentage of time devoted to REM mode while you are actually asleep. REM mode is the state your brain must be in to allow your mind to recover from the tasks of the previous day. Think of REM sleep as rebooting your internal computer.