The Faces of Fatigue and Overcoming the Energy Roller Coaster

Robert Yang, nutritionist and strength coach from San Diego, taught an incredible course about stress and fatigue last week. He had some interesting points regarding fatigue, stress and recovering your energy. One of the most interesting points was the variety of signals that you may be fatigued.

Which one of these symptoms describes you?

The Snoozer - do you hit the snooze button every morning?
Mind Clutter – got a lot on your mind and unable to get anything done?
Food Coma – need a nap after you eat?
Napper – do you need to sleep every afternoon?
Wired but Tired – tired but wired on caffeine to get stuff done?
Low Blood Sugar – do you survive between sugar rushes?
Can’t Recover – Are you sore for days after regular workouts?
No Motivation – do you procrastinate tasks?
Irritable – do you get irritable consistently?
Anxious – Uneasy or anxiousness about things?
Craves Sweets – need a little something sweet after every meal?
Sick all the Time – do you get sick frequently or for long durations of time?

Did some of these symptoms sound familiar? If you are suffering from multiple symptoms, then you may want to take action and help your body recover and rejuvenate.

There are 3 basic types of stress: Physical, Mental and Emotional. In order to combat and deal with various types of stresses, we need to address certain aspects of our modern lives. Here are some basic tips that can help reduce unnecessary stresses and improve your body’s ability to rejuvenate, recover and function more efficiently.

1. Drink more clean water. 70+% of Americans are dehydrated. Chronic dehydration will affect your physically, mentally and emotionally. Do NOT underestimate the power of drinking more water!

Check out this PDF about water and hydration. Learn and share with the people around you.

2. If you sit at a desk, you must improve the ergonomics of your work environment. People sit too much and it is ruining our bodies function. Here are some tips to setting up your desk: Ergonomic Desk Setup

3. While most avoid exercise like the plague, other exercise too much. Overtraining is pretty common in most gyms around the country. People tend to think that more is better and end up going nowhere, getting injured or just performing poorly. The goal is to stimulate your body, not annihilate it.

For more information, check out this article: Recover from your toughest workouts

4. Eat more protein. Protein doesn’t just build muscle, it also helps with hormone regulation, speed of digestion and cellular function in every aspect of our body. Most people would be healthier if they ate more protein throughout the day.

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5. Carbs have been a big topic for the past 10 years, and for good reason. Simplified grains, sugars, juices and other sweet treats have become the major source of calories in America. I personally believe this is a major cause of obesity, emotional instability, sleep problems, learning disorders and more.

Check out 5 Worst Foods

For more info about healthy eating check out this article: Nutrition Nightmares

6. Get a better nights sleep. Our bodies should have a natural cycle of cortisol and melatonin that helps us sleep and recover properly, but modern lifestyles have thrown this off. Computers, TVs and smart phones overstimulate our minds before bed. Sugary snacks and/or alcohol stimulates cortisol and throws off our body’s cycle of melatonin, which helps us sleep. There are many factors involved.

Check out this article: 21 Tips to a Better Night’s Sleep

Our bodies function well in a balanced environment. This includes mental, physical and emotional aspects of our lives. When any one of these aspects is taken to an extreme (ie: 150lbs of sugar consumed per year), then consequences occur.

Learning to balance our work schedules, personal lives, eating habits, exercising more, etc is essential. While it may not always be convenient, it will yield dividends down the road to create a better life for you and the ones your love.

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