Top 8 reasons why you are always tired
Are you Feeling tired all the time? Well, to be honest you are not the only one. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US shows that 1 in 3 adults fails to get enough sleep. Juggling school, work and friends, it's easy to blame a busy lifestyle on constant fatigue.
Give yourself about 2 to 3 weeks to make some lifestyle changes:
Here are the 12 things that could explain your sluggishness.
OLD MATTRESS/
PILLOW
The National Sleep Foundation recommends that it is important to replace your mattress every nine to 10 years, and pillows at least once a year.
bEDROOM TOO WARM
A hot or humid bedroom can make it very difficult to fall asleep or/and stay asleep. The NSF has stated that the magic number for perfect rest is 18 degrees Celsius.
sPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON Smartphone
Exposing eyes to light during the evening stops the body from making melatonin which is known as the, sleep hormone, Richard L. Hansler, PhD, of John Carroll University, told in an interview that for optimal sleep, so don’t use phone as you are about to sleep
Using alcohol as sleep aid
A glass of wine is good but it may be tempering with quality sleep It takes time for your body to digest alcohol in general so it is advisable not to.
You are not drinking enough water
Being dehydrated has proven that your levels of energy and mood go really down so it is advisable to have at least 8 cups a water a day.
Anemia
The fatigue caused by anemia is the result of a lack of red blood cells that brings oxygen to your lungs and blood vessels. You will most likely feel weak and drowsy. Anemia has a lot of causes such as an iron or vitamin deficiency, blood loss, internal bleeding, or a chronic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, or kidney failure. Women of perfect childbearing age most likely to have iron deficiency anemia because of blood loss during menstruation and the body's need for extra iron during pregnancy and breastfeeding as they feel weak all the time so the treatment will depend on the cause.
Depression
Depression is a major illness that affects the way a person sleeps, eats, and feels about ourselves and others around them. Without proper prescribed treatment, the symptoms of depression may last for weeks, months, or even years. The symptoms vary from lack of sleep to loss of memory , lack of concentration and feeling hopeless , negative , worthless and the best way is a combination of therapy and medication.
Diabetes
Much more than a million people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year, but many more may not even know they have it. Sugar, also called glucose, is the fuel that keeps your body going being good or bad. And that means trouble for people with type 2 diabetes who can't use glucose properly, causing it to build up in the blood. Without enough energy to keep the body running smoothly, people with diabetes often notice fatigue as one of the first warning signs, and to have this addressed they go doctors and they may get into specific diets.