Natural Remedies For Weakness, Fatigue & Listlessness

There may be a flaw in the way your body creates and stores energy if you are often tired and feel exhausted during the day even though you've had enough sleep. The production of energy takes place at the cellular level.

Tint structures within the cells called mitochondria and often referred to as power plants, work to release energy as they break down fuel and energy. Cells from metabolically active tissues contain thousands of mitochondria such as the liver.

You might be lacking certain vitamins, enzymes, minerals or oxygen needed for proper metabolism if you are very fatigued most of the time. Cell division can be slow if you are lacking any of these which can then result in feeling listless. Specific conditions such as low blood pressure, chronic infections, anemia or liver disease can also cause fatigue and weakness.

Fatigue is one of the ways the body warns you that something should not be ignored. You should never turn to caffeine or other stimulants to treat fatigue and should instead be evaluated by your physician.

Sage wine helps stimulate circulatory and cardiac function and corrects the tendency toward increased perspiration that occurs in many who struggle with chronic fatigue and weakness.

To increase your energy level steep four ounces of sage leaves in one quart of dry white or red wine. Then allow it to sit for one week at room temperature. Strain the leaves well and take two tablespoons every day after your main meal.

You should try to achieve a healthy balance between relaxation and exertion in your daily life to combat fatigue. An effective way to increase vitality is to exercise each morning.

Eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables will also supply you with the nutrients you need in order to overcome fatigue with time.

Eat For Energy: To combat fatigue you need a balanced diet containing protein, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and trace elements. Avoid coffee, nicotine and alcohol as much as possible since these steal nutrients from the body and make it difficult to absorb necessary substances.

Snack on Fruits and Nuts, Not Sweets: Eating something with sugar will give you a quick pick-me-up because it is quickly digested and enters the bloodstream fast, however after the short energy spike, your blood sugar levels drop, leaving you even more fatigued than you were before.

Eating lots of sugar also makes it difficult for the pancreas to function efficiently. Try eating nuts and fresh and dried fruits instead to give you steady energy and help you concentrate.

Energize with Hot-Cold Showers: Try taking a hot-cold shower every money as soon as you wake up. Start the shower out with hot water and alternate between hot and cold water every three minutes.

To stimulate the skin dry off vigorously. Hot-cold showers boost energy by stimulating circulation and also help the body rid itself of waste.

If you don't have a sufficient supply of maganese, enzyme activity can be reduced that takes place within the bodies cells. This can leave you feeling nervous, extremely tired as well as irritable.

Maganese, a trace mineral, also helps to detox the liver and helps the body to remove harmful substances from the blood.

You can find this trace mineral in beans, blackberries, brown rice, tofu, pineapple, sunflower seeds and walnuts. You need an intake of 2 to 5 mg. of maganese each day. Peas also have a good amount of this mineral in them as well as the mineral, biotin.

Both of these  help provide energy to the brain and central nervous system by stimulating the body's production of glucose.

A basic disturbance in a persons cicadian rhythms, the system that controls the body's inner clock  is a common cause of chronic fatigue. The sleep/wake cycles of the body are triggered by melatonin, a hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland.

Melatonin production is increased when its dark outdoors in order to make you sleepy. Morning sunlight to signal the gland to stop making the melatonin is usually strong enough for most people but for some it might not be strong enough. Making too much melatonin can lead to chronic fatigue. 

Take a walk every morning to expose yourself to the sunlight and stop the production of melatonin. An alternative is to use a full spectrum light box that emits light ten times stronger than daylight. Try to sit in front of the box first thing in the morning. You should notice a big difference after using it for 1 to 2 hours each day.

Making a mixture of essential oils of cinnamon, clove and sage can help with overcoming fatigue.

Dilute the preparation with a couple drops of a neutral oil so your skin does not become irritated and then rub it on your neck, temples and forehead.