Feeling Tired?

Read this article on MSN Today.. The little details in your life can actually cause you to feel tired. You can read the article here or just carry on reading! It's mainly copy and paste. A little paraphrasing here and there.

- All work, No play: Pushing yourself hard wears you out physically and emotionally.
Remedy: Build in pleasure throughout your day. Eg. Listening to music on the way home, play FB at work, etc.

- Shunning the Sun: Lack of natural lighting puts the body into sleep mode.
Remedy: Expose yourself to light by taking a walk in the sun or just outdoors.

- Barely breathing: Taking shallow breaths (we do that unconsciously) deprives the body of oxygen. Results in low level of oxygen in the blood which makes you feel tired.
Remedy: Breath from your diaphragm; Put your hand over your belly button. As you inhale, focus on making your stomach and chest move.

- Being a Desk Potato or a Sofa Spud: Sitting in one position for long periods of time can sap your energy. The body equates that stillness to going to sleep. Staring at a screen also tend to lead to dry eyes and eyestrain. The brain automatically wants to rest the eye.
Remedy: Get the body moving by taking breaks to the bathroom or just walking around. Look at a distant object to relieve eyestrain.

- Sleep Inconsistency: Having an inconsistent sleeping schedule can lead a hangover effect.
Remedy: Sleep at regular times.

- Mild Dehydration: Not enough water causes your blood volume to decrease which means there isnt enough blood to your brain and your heart has to pump harder.
Remedy: Hydrate yourself regularly. Aim for the recommended 2L of water.

- Bright Lights at Night: Normal levels of indoor lighting can disrupt your body's perception of night and day. Bright lights resets your internal clock making it harder to fall asleep.
Remedy: Dim the lights at night a few hours before you go to sleep.

- The Vitamins-Plus-Coffee Breakfast: As it implies, you take vitamins and coffee for breakfast. Neither are sources of energy. Equally bad or worse, is skipping breakfast. That's why they say the most important meal is breakfast.
Remedy: Ensure your breakfast combines protein and carbohydrates (Like bread and Nutella/peanut butter) for a long steady release of energy.

- Overdoing Exercise: Not recommended to workout (that means strenuous exercise) daily since your body needs rest to recover and repair the muscles.
Remedy: Take a rest on the very next day or do some light exercises if you have the habit of exercising daily.

- Toting Around Extra Pounds: Gaining as little as 5 pounds (about 2.5kg) can cause fatigue. Makes your heart work harder to carry that extra weight.
Remedy: Start losing those extra weight! That means losing what you gained. Nothing more, nothing less.

- Slouching: When joints are not aligned properly, it causes strain on the whole body. Poor posture places excess strain on your back and hips, which can make you feel tired and achy.
Remedy: Good posture.

- Too Much Noise: Noise is stress. You are not able to control it and that puts extra stress on your nervous system. Your body has to work harder to complete tasks because you're actively working to try to ignore the sound.
Remedy: Do whatever you can to negate the noise. (Like putting on ear plugs, asking co-workers to lower down their volume, closing the windows to decrease the noise from the outside world ,etc)