Fighting Fatigue Guide

Here are a few signs of fatigue:

Do you feel weak, as if you are always lacking in energy?
Do you feel exhausted at the end of every day, or even when you�ve just waken up in the morning?
Does your heart beat faster and your breath shorter than usual even with little physical exertion?
Do you often feel light-headed as if you are going to pass out?

If you think you have all these symptoms, then you should see a doctor. Also, re-examine your lifestyle and see what causes unnecessary stress. You may perhaps need to change your diet or work practice. You may also want to be more active and exercise more.

Fatigue is defined as a condition characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of weariness and tiredness. It can be a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep. It can be acute (lasting a month or less) or chronic (lasting from a month to six months or longer).

Fatigue is one of the most common health complaint, but one of the most favorite medical word. Whenever a patient says that they have been feeling unusually tired, or “real tired,” the doctor will usually write down that the patient presents with “fatigue.”

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Fatigue is often related to one’s mental attitude. In most cases, your mental attitude affects your ability to deal with work and stress. If you have a negative mind-set about your work and the people you work with, chances are you will soon feel burnt out and strained in no time.

Positive feelings and thoughts beget positive vibes. If you like what you do and you enjoy the people you deal with, you will find it easier to manage stress and fatigue. More often than not, your energy level is always at peak and you’ll be surprised to find yourself looking forward to another day at work.

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Cancer alters the otherwise normal condition and functioning of the body. And in adjusting to this disturbance, the body tries to cope by trying to restore the injured healthy cells to their original state. In this process however, the body begins to increase its need for energy but since the cancer altered many hormones in the body, it just cannot handle this energy demand, thus resulting to fatigue.

Studies also found out that cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplants, surgery and other therapies may all result to fatigue. Along with the coping process of the body requiring more energy, the after effects of cancer treatments such as vomiting and insomnia cause fatigue as well.

Fatigue is often detected from people ages 40-49 according to statistics from the Public Education survey. The study was sponsored by Prohealth in an attempt to diagnose what is really the current status of the ME/CFS situation all around the United States. The study is spearheaded by Lili Chu, MD. She said that the information they have gathered in the form of statistics is the missing point they have been looking for in research literature. According to the same study conducted, stress and anxiety is more common among middle class individuals because they tend to over exert themselves in unrealistic time patterns.

The link between mental fatigue and physical activity has been known for a long time yet we are still to discover the physical link between the two in terms of better understanding the human physiology. There might not be a physical link but the brain being tired form a long day’s work may be willing to throw in the towel at the gym even with activity that is not all that strenuous. The brain being the controlling organ of the human body holds the key to better understanding the ability of a tired mind to influence physically our ability to do physical activity.

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This is a condition that describes fatigue inside and out for health workers and the likes who make a living caring for dying people. A mix of psychology and other stresses, it can indeed be debilitating in it’s own right for it has life changing effects. Most doctors and health workers will say they leave their work in the workplace yet that can be farthest from the truth for emotions whether on the job and at home if combined can result in such a disabling type of fatigue.

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Doctors have found that working hard while fatigued may be a good sign of strength but may have a direct effect on the body’s cardiovascular system leading to disease. Extreme fatigue can damage the parts of the body that supply and distributes blood to the many parts of the body so ample rest is needed before such physical activity.

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The 3 proven fatigue-fighting strategies. Some of these strategies offer an instant energy boost – just in time to shine for the 4 o’clock meeting. They require a bit more patience, but they’ll pay off big-time in the long run. Once you’ve mastered these energy-boosting strategies, any one of them can make you feel like you’ve just had a tune-up.

Energy Boost #1: Reach for energy food
You may be thinking “candy bar!” but a sugar boost will just leave you lagging again in an hour. For a nearly instant energy boost that lasts, eat a healthy snack containing protein and a complex carbohydrate.

Energy Boost #2: Get moving
For an instant energy boost, drop out of your busy life for 10 minutes and hit the road – or the hallways of your office. Walking is an energizer. Even a 10-minute walk can help you overcome feelings of fatigue.

Energy Boost #3: Take 5 and Meditate
Numerous studies have demonstrated the fatigue-fighting effects of meditation, but there’s no need to light candles, sit cross-legged, or learn a mantra. Mini-meditation can work wonders. A three-minute meditation is a way to calm you down and stop rushing.

This may sound pretty cheesy but we’ll have you know that everyone needs to invest in detox and escape from reality every so often (note: sex does count but we want alternatives). Every month, set at least one day for detoxification. You can find many articles to guide you with the right procedure, just make sure these are legit claims, do not undergo detox for more than two days without the approval of your doctor. Also, yoga, meditation or even psychotherapy helps the body calm down and makes way for positive thinking. Doing both is a good way to combat fatigue as we know that beating anxiety and stress is as good and as hard as keeping yourself healthy emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.