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If you feel fatigued like I did, give your lifestyle a hard look. All you need to do is make small changes in your daily routine that all add up and help you get back your energy like a shot. These are your options.
Stay active, stay healthy
The more you complain about tiredness, the more it is likely to get you. Sit down and think of how you can re-arrange you’re routine to find more energy. Stop working continuously without small breaks and don’t sacrifice that little spare time for exercise and leisure. Don’t keep complaining about too much work.
Don’t obsess about doing your work perfectly all the time. Ignore the things you cannot change, and focus on what is doable. Delegate and more importantly, trust those that you pass on the responsibility to. Take short relaxation breaks during office hours. Practice deep-breathing for 5 minutes; close your eyes and meditate on a beautiful inner picture like your next holiday trip to Hawaii Island.
Make small changes in your routine
Don’t pack in too much into your day— weed out activities that add to your stress. You insist on dropping your daughter to school each day? Get her on to the school bus (and without guilt pangs).
» Make it a point to get at least 20 minutes of light exercise in a day. Lift light weights while watching your favorite TV show, walk up and down the stairs at least five times a day, step out for a walk whenever you get the time. Spend time with people who cheer you up. Do things you that you never have the time to do— start a book club or watch a DVD with your friends.
Relax yourself
Other practical tips on nutrition are:
» Eat regular meals and don’t snack on high calorie foods like chips and chocolates. Instead have murmur (rice puffs) or dry roasted peanuts and gram.
» Pack your meals with fresh fruits and salads, pulses, bean sprouts and nuts.
» Carbohydrates should make up at least a third of your diet but they should be high-fiber and non-processed. Go for brown bread sandwiches, flour cookies, and chapatti wraps.
» Cut down on fats. Eat lean meats, fish, skimmed milk and yoghurt dip instead of butter.
» Replace energy drinks with lime water. Avoid cigarettes and alcohol.
Don’t let it bring you down
Find a hobby that is both recreational and rejuvenating. Yoga is a good option.
* Step 1 Stand with your body straight and feet joined and flat on the floor. Raise your arms straight above your head with palms facing outwards.
* Step 2 Exhale and bend forward from the waist till your body is a right angle from the waist and your hands are pointing to the floor.
* Step 3 Bend further and place your palms flat on the floor in front of your feet. Now, stretch the back of your knees and thighs.
* Step 4 Slide your palms to take them to the back of your heels. Raise your palm and bring the pressure on your fingers and thumbs.
* Step 5 Exhale and move your torso closer to your legs, stretching and taking your head down to touch your knees. Hold the pose for 20-30 seconds, breathing evenly. Repeat the asana 2-3 times—and remember: stretch, stretch, stretch.
Many of us are wary of over-medication and the side effects of allopathic medicines. For a general problem such as tiredness, alternative treatments like reflexology can be equally effective. Other such treatments that you could try are herbal oil massages and aromatherapy where you light essential oils (lavender and patchouli are good) in a burner in your room. This relaxes the mind and body. Hydrotherapy is another option. In this you soak yourself in a hot tub with soothing salts or oils added to the water to relax your muscles.
Other clinical reasons behind fatigue
Sometimes the tiredness doesn’t go away—not even after a relaxed weekend and plenty of sleep. This is when you have to sit up and seek medical help. You may be suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a disorder that often comes after a viral infection, a traumatic mental experience, or is due to deep rooted physiological ailments.
Another clinical condition that is often behind chronic tiredness is sleep disorders. There are specialists to treat this. Though more men suffer from apnea, women should also practice caution. Watch out if a sleep disorder or depression is making you perpetually tired. If you suspect you are tired because of anemia, thyroid imbalance, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension or depression, see your GP at once. He might recommend some tests to rule these out.
A lot of the success in tackling tiredness is how much control you have over your mind and the determination with which you energize it. Of course, the way you treat your body goes side-by-side in adding up the energy reserves.