In this piece I want to pick a potential health problem and a diet, or atleast foods that can help and why. I want these articles to be true to me and so to do that I think of issues from my own perspective or something I think is interesting. So for the first edition of this article I want to address fatigue. Along with regular exercise I have been told that my diet can address my fatigue.
So one important fact I found when researching this topic is that just as important as what you eat is when and how much you eat. You should be eating smaller meals, more often throughout the day. This will allow you to have more energy throughout the day as you spend less of your energy digesting your food.
Nuts are rich in omega 3 fatty acids which take longer than carbohydrates and proteins to break down. And so that slow recreation into fuel for our body allows us to have a source for that much longer in a day. Pumpkin seeds, almonds, cashews, and hazelnuts are good when you need to fight actual muscle fatigue while sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cashews, walnuts, and almonds on the other hand will fight emotional fatigue and promotes sleep.
Beans are a good source of energy for their chemical makeup as well as because of the variety of beans. Black beans, kidney beans, black eye peas, lentils, pinto beans, white beans they all have varying chemical makeups but are all conducive to giving you energy that will last throughout the day.
Surely you have heard to avoid caffeine and sugar so that you avoid the crash… You have heard… right… Well sometimes what we don’t do is just as important as what we do. I also know that if you are this far into an article about extra energy your doing it drinking a coffee or Red Bull right this second.
Finally, water. Your body needs water and while it does not provide energy directly, it does have a direct affect on feeling well. As well as being able to help you deal with everyday stress.
So if you are fighting fatigue, arm yourself with more meals of a smaller size, nuts, beans, water and avoid caffeine.
WHAT YOU ShOULD BE EATING
written by: Kevin Sullivan