| Around one in five adults experience excessive | | | | Vitamin A: Help prevent heart disease and eye |
| tiredness (fatigue) in their day to day lives. Fatigue | | | | problems, good for the skin cells, helps with teeth |
| sometimes interfere with the ability to function | | | | and bone health, and also plays a big part in the |
| well and affects both work and home life. There | | | | body's immune system. |
| is therefore a great concern about 'chronic fatigue | | | | Vitamin B: Actually, B complex including B1, 2, 3, 6, |
| syndrome' (or sometimes referred to as Crohn's | | | | 9, 12 - which helps fight fatigue and is vital for the |
| Disease). So what is 'chronic fatigue syndrome'? | | | | formation of red blood vessels which are linked to |
| As a quick self-check, have you been suffering | | | | the body's energy levels. |
| from fatigue/tiredness for at least the last six | | | | Vitamin K: Good for your bones, cell growth, and |
| months? | | | | prevention of hardening arteries. |
| Have you felt muscle pain, weakness, lethargy, | | | | Vitamin D: Essential for the absorbtion of Calcium |
| night sweating, drastic weight change, breathing | | | | in the body needed for bone health, also helps to |
| difficulty, persistent thirst or had sleeping | | | | prevent osteoporosis in women. |
| problems? In some cases even fever and swollen | | | | Magnesium: essential for protein and bone |
| lymph nodes could be symptoms. It could be | | | | formation, it also gives you energy, helps prevent |
| really frustrating living with these symptoms, as it | | | | muscle spasms. |
| is a 'non-specific' illness, and cause weariness, | | | | Calcium: bone and teeth development |
| irritability and giving you a hard time to function | | | | Potassium: helps with fluid balance in the body, |
| properly at work. | | | | nerve impulses, energy release. |
| So what can you do to help alleviate this condition | | | | So to further battle constant tiredness and |
| yourself? | | | | fatigue, a healthy diet with the proper vitamins |
| Many people suffering from fatigue and tiredness | | | | and minerals, you are also encouraged to engage |
| are taking multi-vitamins and mineral supplements. | | | | in an active lifestyle and exercise. Exercise help |
| These vitamins and minerals are needed for the | | | | improving blood circulation and oxygenation of the |
| body's many biological processes including mental | | | | blood. Other forms of help could be massage, |
| alertness, digestion, resistance to infections etc. | | | | aquatic therapy, chiropractic therapy, yoga, self |
| Some of the more important Vitamins are | | | | hypnosis, tai chi and acupuncture. Even |
| Vitamin E, A, B, K, D, Magnesium, Calcium and | | | | Psychotherapy has been proven to be helpful to |
| Potassium. Here are some brief explanations as to | | | | sufferers of fatigue, it learns sufferers to cope |
| why each of these vitamins are important; | | | | with the symptoms. |
| Vitamin E: Anti-oxidant properties, helps prevent | | | | It is always strongly suggested that you see your |
| cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure. It also | | | | physician first for a consultation and also seek |
| helps your skin complexion. | | | | their advice. |