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A gastroenterologist shares seven daily habits to improve sleep quality and address waking up tired, including maintaining consistent sleep timings, reducing light exposure before bed, keeping the room cool, using the bed only for sleep, eating early dinners, avoiding caffeine after 3 pm, and sitting in silence before sleep.
If you feel exhausted despite enough sleep, your brain might be signaling issues like stress, emotional suppression, decision fatigue, boredom, dopamine imbalance, disconnection from values, or mental clutter, all of which can drain your energy and require targeted strategies to address.
The article discusses 11 common items found in the homes of chronically tired individuals, highlighting how factors like excessive screen use, poor sleep environment, diet, clutter, and parenting responsibilities contribute to ongoing fatigue. Addressing these issues can help break the cycle of exhaustion.
Many people experience persistent fatigue despite sufficient sleep, with women being more likely to be fatigued than men. The causes of fatigue are multifaceted, including poor sleep quality, stress, nutrient deficiencies, and sleep disorders. Understanding the root causes of fatigue is crucial for tailored treatment, with factors such as stress, sleep hygiene, and balanced diet playing significant roles in managing fatigue.
Many people struggle with feeling tired in the morning, with one in eight UK adults reporting constant tiredness. Nutritionist Karina Antram suggests investigating potential causes such as stress, poor sleep, a nutrient-poor diet, or lack of movement. Women appear to experience more fatigue than men.
Famed game designer Hideo Kojima, known for creating the Metal Gear Solid franchise, recently expressed feeling tired and exhausted. In a tweet, Kojima shared his fatigue, prompting many to offer support and appreciation for his work. Amidst working on a movie, a Death Stranding sequel, and a horror game with Jordan Peele, Kojima's workload seems to be taking a toll.
Feeling tired can be caused by various factors other than lack of sleep. Dehydration, energy and nutrient imbalances, stress and anxiety, depression, social environment, hormonal shifts, anemia, and chronic conditions like heart disease can all contribute to fatigue. It's important to address these underlying causes and seek professional help if fatigue persists for more than a couple of weeks and interferes with daily life. Maintaining a balanced diet, staying hydrated, managing stress, and prioritizing self-care can help alleviate tiredness.
Feeling tired all the time? It might be due to some of your daily habits. Skipping breakfast, overloading on coffee, neglecting exercise, staying up late, neglecting "me" time, eating too much sugar, being a perfectionist, sitting all day, overcommitting, ignoring stress, and not listening to your body can all contribute to chronic fatigue. Taking care of yourself, prioritizing self-care, and managing stress are essential for maintaining energy levels and overall well-being.
Feeling tired after eating, also known as postprandial somnolence or the food coma, is a common response due to the body directing blood to the digestive organs to process food. Factors such as heavy or sugary meals, poor sleep, and blood sugar issues can exacerbate this tiredness. To combat post-meal fatigue, it is recommended to slow down eating, control portion sizes, choose balanced meals with whole foods, avoid high-sugar and highly processed foods, improve sleep hygiene, and monitor blood sugar levels if necessary.
Hot weather can make you feel tired due to the biological effects it has on your body, causing lethargy and fatigue during the summer.
Sleepiness is marked by drowsiness and a strong desire for sleep, while tiredness or fatigue is a state of physical or mental exhaustion that typically comes along with a lack of energy. Sleepiness is caused by lack of sleep or poor sleep due to insomnia or sleep apnea or even being up all night with a sick toddler. Fatigue is usually not abated by sleep and can be caused by physical exertion, medical conditions like anemia or diabetes, or recovering from an illness, like the flu. To determine whether you’re tired or sleepy, you have to look at what is causing your desire to crawl into bed. For ongoing bouts of fatigue, you’ll want to check with your doctor who’ll do tests to determine if you have thyroid disease, anemia, hormone imbalances, or infection.