Fatigue Causes and Home cures

Fatigue is feeling tired or weary due to lack of adequate rest and sleep. Chronic fatigue is a serious problem. Perfectionists and people with compulsive behavior are the usual sufferers.

 
Causes of Fatigue

• When the body is not receiving sufficient right food, there is lack of energy or lowered vitality resulting in fatigue. Denatured foods, anemia, lack of sleep and intestinal parasites.
• Allergy to foods.
• Liver damage, sluggish thyroid, any kind of infection, low B.P. and blood sugar; mental tension, nervousness and irritability are other factors.

 
Natural Treatment of Fatigue

• Eat small mid-meals at 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and before retiring to bed.
• Seeds, nuts and grains, fruits and vegetables should be included in the diet.
• Sprouts increase nutritional value of foods and create new vitamins.
• Deficiency of Vitamin B and Pantothenic acid causes fatigue.
• Banana, milk, nuts, green leafy vegetables, peas, pulses, whole-grain cereals, rice polishing and yeast should be consumed for the same.
• Calcium, potassium, zinc, sodium and other minerals are also beneficial.
• A combination of carrot juice, beetroot juice and cucumber juice helps overcome fatigue.
• Alcohol, coffee, smoking, eating sweets, aspirin, tranquilizer and other drugs which give only a temporary boost should be avoided.