Energise yourself!
Lost Your ‘Get Up and Go?’
Most people have experienced low energy or fatigue at some point in their lives. Anyone can feel tired at the end of the day, but ongoing fatigue can sneak up on you and become your ‘new normal’ – but it’s not normal to be tired all the time. Persistent fatigue can often be misunderstood, as diagnostic procedures (such as blood tests) may not show any imbalance within your body but other signs will be there.
Why Am I So Exhausted?
When you're feeling fatigued, it is important to ask yourself whether you have the nutrients required for optimal energy. If you're not providing your body with the nutrients it needs, it can be hard to jump out of bed feeling refreshed and ready to face the day. The energy powerhouses within your body are known as mitochondria; and are present in almost all of your cells and produce all of the energy you need, however, producing energy relies on a steady stream of nutrients. Lack of mitochondrial energy production has also been implicated in the pathology of chronic metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes!
Nutrients That Energise
When your body needs energy, the following nutrients are important:
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10): is a vital nutrient used by your mitochondria in the process of energy production. It also protects against daily damage and promotes cardiovascular health and healthy ageing;
Magnesium: helps your body transform the food you eat into energy. Once created, units of energy must also bind to magnesium before they can be used by the body;
B group vitamins: enter the mitochondria, where they are used to synthesise energy and assist the mitochondria; and
Acetyl L Carnitine: brings fats into your mitochondria to burn for energy.
Want To Be Bursting With Energy?
Energising yourself also means creating a diet and lifestyle that supports your energy stores:
Eat foods rich in unrefined and unprocessed carbohydrates, protein and fat; the primary ingredients for energy production.
Avoid stimulants such as caffeine, which can drain your energy and deplete vitalising nutrients including your B vitamins.
Sleep for seven to nine hours each night.
De-stress by spending time in nature, meditating and having fun! Being busy and feeling stressed places increased pressure on your mitochondria and also raise cortisol which encourages weight gain around your waist.
Exercise four to five times per week (preferably every day). Exercise stimulates your body to make new mitochondria, resulting in more energy! When feeling very fatigued, go for a regular walk, swim or yoga class rather than staying sedentary.
Time to Rediscover Your Spark
Free yourself from fatigue! If you would like to know more about investigating the underlying factors that could be driving your fatigue contact Carrun for a complimentary 15 minute chat or jump straight into an appointment