Feeling fatigued?
May 23rd 2009 02:17
Feeling tired? Sleep at least 8 hours a night and still feel tired? It could be your diet.
Iron – this is an obvious one. Whenever I say I feel tired they ask me if I have been getting enough iron, which is a pretty valid thing to point out because if your body doesn’t get enough of iron you will feel tired. But it is not the only thing to make you feel tired. The only way to know for sure to check what you’re lacking is to have a blood test done. So if your iron is low, next you need to find out why and if your doc is good, then they can tell you.
It could be a number of reasons. You might be consuming enough iron, but your body may not absorbing properly – this could because other nutrients/chemicals (e.g. phytates which are found in bran and polyphenols which are found in coffee and tea) in foods are blocking absorption or the gut wall isn’t doing its job. You may also have increased iron losses due to menstrual bleeding and bleeding from the digestive system.
These problems may need to be treated with medically rather than increasing iron intake. If there’s nothing wrong, you need to do is consume more iron (for example, meat, fish, seafood, breakfast cereals, beans, lentils and chicken) and vitamin C (for example, citrus fruits, potatoes, broccoli and kiwi fruit) especially if you’re eating non meat sources of iron.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – this is a vitamin that the body uses to help it extract energy from the food and drink you consume. Again you should get checked out by your doctor to see whether low thiamine is a problem and to check out why it is low. If your intake of thiamine is out of whack, eat a little more of the following foods thiamine rich foods such as meat, liver, fish, eggs, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, and legumes. If it’s anything else your doctor should be able to help.
Iodine – the body needs iodine to make thyroid hormones. These help control energy metabolism. If you don’t get enough iodine you may feel tired, and sluggish. Boost your iodine levels by using iodised salt (but don’t use too much) and eat/drink low fat milk products, sea food, eggs, fish, and seaweed.
Biotin - this water soluble vitamin acts as a coenzyme and it helps the body extract energy from amino acids (protein building blocks). If you don’t get enough, you may end up feeling tired, so make sure eat plenty of food rich in biotin. Good sources of biotin include: liver, egg yolk, legumes and nuts.
Lack of food – food provides you with energy to function, just like a petrol is used to keep a car running. If you’re not eating enough for your bod’s energy requirements then chances are you will feel like you’ve been run over by a truck.
If you have any questions, then please send me email or leave your question on my website www.nutrionmad.com.
Krissi
Iron – this is an obvious one. Whenever I say I feel tired they ask me if I have been getting enough iron, which is a pretty valid thing to point out because if your body doesn’t get enough of iron you will feel tired. But it is not the only thing to make you feel tired. The only way to know for sure to check what you’re lacking is to have a blood test done. So if your iron is low, next you need to find out why and if your doc is good, then they can tell you.
It could be a number of reasons. You might be consuming enough iron, but your body may not absorbing properly – this could because other nutrients/chemicals (e.g. phytates which are found in bran and polyphenols which are found in coffee and tea) in foods are blocking absorption or the gut wall isn’t doing its job. You may also have increased iron losses due to menstrual bleeding and bleeding from the digestive system.
These problems may need to be treated with medically rather than increasing iron intake. If there’s nothing wrong, you need to do is consume more iron (for example, meat, fish, seafood, breakfast cereals, beans, lentils and chicken) and vitamin C (for example, citrus fruits, potatoes, broccoli and kiwi fruit) especially if you’re eating non meat sources of iron.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – this is a vitamin that the body uses to help it extract energy from the food and drink you consume. Again you should get checked out by your doctor to see whether low thiamine is a problem and to check out why it is low. If your intake of thiamine is out of whack, eat a little more of the following foods thiamine rich foods such as meat, liver, fish, eggs, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, and legumes. If it’s anything else your doctor should be able to help.
Iodine – the body needs iodine to make thyroid hormones. These help control energy metabolism. If you don’t get enough iodine you may feel tired, and sluggish. Boost your iodine levels by using iodised salt (but don’t use too much) and eat/drink low fat milk products, sea food, eggs, fish, and seaweed.
Biotin - this water soluble vitamin acts as a coenzyme and it helps the body extract energy from amino acids (protein building blocks). If you don’t get enough, you may end up feeling tired, so make sure eat plenty of food rich in biotin. Good sources of biotin include: liver, egg yolk, legumes and nuts.
Lack of food – food provides you with energy to function, just like a petrol is used to keep a car running. If you’re not eating enough for your bod’s energy requirements then chances are you will feel like you’ve been run over by a truck.
If you have any questions, then please send me email or leave your question on my website www.nutrionmad.com.
Krissi
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