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The afternoon slump is often fund in our body after doing a lot of activities all day long. There are many factors that can make your body get more fatigue symptoms. But did you understand that fatigue symptoms also can be generated by the food that you eat?
For different individual, the description of fatigue may be explained or described differently. It is usually described to as a state of awareness where it points to different range of linked afflictions to physical or mental weakness – the description in the medical terms.
Our body will feel and get the symptoms of fatigue if we keep pushing the body to work over than the point of exhaustion. Common symptoms include; difficulty in beginning or finishing a task (difficult to focus), you feel weakness, poor motivation and lack of power or energy to do a certain activity! For chronic or acute symptoms; vertigo, rapid heartbeats, or fainting!
The following is helpful guide for the best choices of foods to prevent fatigue!
Consume adequate fiber!
Consuming adequate fiber in your daily menu is not only helpful to promote good diet but also helpful for fighting fatigue in your daily activities. There are a lot of foods, fruits and vegetables that have high amount of fiber, so thus you don’t have worry will be bored.
You may also like to read health benefits from vegetables!
Fiber-contained foods such as; wholegrain cereals, fruit, lentils, beans or even bread are good choice to delay digestion after eating, therefore you will feel a steady stream of energy and more fit throughout the day.
You have to eat regularly (well organized)
Regularly eating is important to keep your body get adequate energy to throughout the day. This idea will give a significant contribution, particularly if you have a diet program.
Eat regularly (3 meals a day) with healthy snacks-in if necessary for better result, will give positive contribution to lower the blood sugar level and you can do your exercise more optimal to burn more bad fat!
Avoid consuming too over chocolate bar!
Chocolate bar has few nutrients. Although consuming chocolate bar can give a burst of energy but the energy that you will get from chocolate bar is easily to be released from your body. Therefore, you will get hungry quickly.
If you love consuming snacks, much better to choose snacks (such as a fruit scone, low fat yoghurt, fresh fruit, etc) that can provide not-easily release energy (more slow release) which help you to keep fuller for longer!
Drink adequate water!
Drinking adequate water is so important to keep fit the performance of our body and prevent dehydration. By keeping far away from dehydration, you can eliminate the loss of stamina and strength.
You should know that our body does not have provision to store the water! That’s why we need to replace the amount of water lost from our body over 24 hours.
We can also get water from foods or fruits that contain a high amount of water. Theoretically, we (adults) require around 2.5 liters of water (total fluid) for each day.
Other helpful tips to eliminate fatigue:
- If you love drinking a couple cups of coffee, then it is much better to limit your caffeine intake! Try to replace caffeine by green tea for better result to encourage your stamina and eliminate fatigue symptoms in your daily activities.
- Control the level of iron in your body by eating a balanced. You can get anemia problem due to iron deficiency. Iron can be found in two major categories of foods; non-haem iron (like dried beans, cereals, fruits, etc) and haem iron (such as fish, meat, poultry, eggs, etc).
- Consider to consume the right carbohydrates! You may think that carbohydrate is the main dietary factor of fatigue, but don’t be fooled by this wrong perception! Be creative with other foods that also can give more energy for your body, such as milk, vegetables, cereal grains, and pulses to get up to fifty percent of your energy intake.
- Don’t forget also to consume magnesium-rich foods (such as low fat yogurt, seeds, nuts, milk, leafy vegetables, legumes, etc). Magnesium is important mineral for our body that also has important contribution in energy production.
