Are you excessively tired?
Getting tired is a natural symptom, which is a result of the process of using energy during the day for a number of daily activities. When you are excessively tired, it's good to take a look at your daily tasks and habits.
How to fight fatigue
If simple lifestyle changes and not physical illnesses cause fatigue, there are a number of alternative therapies that can help you to beat tiredness.
Exercise and sports
A regular exercise program can help you to enjoy your body and to avoid tiredness caused by a sedentary lifestyle. It is important to choose physical activity that is appropriate for your age, sex and overall physical fitness, keeping in mind any illnesses or ailments.
Yoga for fatigue
Yoga is a technique dating back thousands of years, its philosophical principles and techniques are based on creating harmony between mind, body and spirit. Regularly practicing yoga asanas or poses relaxes the body while at the same time revitalizes the lack of energy which causes you to be tired.
Restful massages
This series of massages is great to help you relax and to fight stress. They can be done in your own home with the assistance of a relative.
Revitalizing self-massages
This is a series of simple and efficient techniques to give you a “pick-me-up”, which will energize and invigorate your body.
Qi gong energy exercise
Qi gong self-massage originates in Chinese medicine, it is a series of techniques for stimulating and balancing the flow of chi energy with soft movements that harmonize the body's functions.
Resting your feet
Reflexology is a natural healing art based on the study and practice of the principle that there are reflexes in the body –especially on the hands and feet– that correspond to the body's organs and glands. Applying stimulation and pressure to the feet or hands has a similar effect to a total body massage.
Color to make you feel better
Color therapy is a set of principles used to create harmonious color for healing. According to the principles of this therapy, color is energy.
Water, flowing with energy
Since ancient times water has been used as a natural medicine to cure the human body. Hydrotherapy is the use of water at different temperatures to revitalize, maintain, and restore health.
Relieving aromas
Aromatherapy uses essential oils extracted from herbs and plants as a technique to care for the body. Essential oils can be used for their aromas and can be applied to soften the skin and penetrate the skin pores.
Herbs and essentials to relax
Medicinal herbs can be taken as infusions or capsules to fight tiredness. While essential oils, also made from herbs can be used in aromatherapy.
Foods to fight fatigue
Tiredness is one of the symptoms which indicates an imbalance of energy which is the product of various factors. Excessive activity, lack of rest, poor physical condition and daily pressures can cause tiredness, but an unbalanced diet can be a key element in not being able to recuperate.