10 Super Foods to Fight Fatigue

Any serious illness, especially painful ones, can make you tired. But some quite minor illnesses can also leave you feeling washed out. Fatigue can be described as the lack of energy and motivation (both physical and mental). This is different than drowsiness, a term that describes the need to sleep. Often a person complains of feeling tired and it is up to the health care professional to distinguish between fatigue and drowsiness, though both can occur at the same time. Aside from drowsiness, other symptoms can be confused with fatigue including shortness of breath with activity and muscle weakness. Again, all these symptoms can occur at the same time. Also, fatigue can be a normal response to physical and mental activity; in most normal individuals it is quickly relieved (usually in hours to about a day, depending on the intensity of the activity) by reducing the activity.

Fatigue is a very common complaint and it is important to remember that it is a symptom and not a disease. Many illnesses can result in the complaint of fatigue and they can be physical, psychological, or a combination of the two. Often, the symptom of fatigue has a gradual onset and the person may not be aware of how much energy they have lost until they try to compare their ability to complete tasks from one time frame to another.

While it is true that depression and other psychiatric issues may be the reason for fatigue, it is reasonable to make certain that there is not an underlying physical illness that is the root cause. If Fatigue is caused by your lifestyle should be easily treated by simply changing the lifestyle choices leading to your fatigue. Sometimes eating habits also a cause of Fatigue and changing and adding the suggested foods will help cure the situation very fast.  There are other reasons too for fatigue. For an instance it could be lack of sleep, depression and anxiety, poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and fatigue from medications.

If you’ve addressed and treated lifestyle causes of fatigue and your fatigue is still not going away, or if your fatigue has occurred suddenly for no apparent reason, you should see your doctor about possible underlying medical causes of your fatigue as soon as possible.