| Knowing the most common causes of fatigue can | | | | - Food poisoning |
| help you to figure out what is standing in your way | | | | - Blood loss |
| of great health and vitality. What are they? And | | | | - Medical treatments, for example radiotherapy or |
| what impact does this have on your health? Find out | | | | chemotherapy for cancer |
| here. | | | | - Trauma |
| What are the most common causes of fatigue | | | | - Multitasking/overwork |
| today? First of all, let's define what is fatigue? Fatigue | | | | - Too much caffeine |
| has been described as a state of exhaustion, | | | | - Food allergies |
| tiredness, or lethargy. It can be either physical or | | | | - Processed/fast food diet |
| mental, or a combination of both. It is not the same | | | | - Malnutrition |
| as drowsiness, which is a tendency to fall asleep, | | | | - Alcohol abuse |
| although you may be fatigued and drowsy at the | | | | - Sedentary lifestyle/lack of exercise |
| same time. Fatigue is pretty common nowadays. | | | | - Obesity |
| Most of us have experienced it at some point in our | | | | - Pregnancy |
| life, and we can manage it, but for some of us, | | | | - Surgical recovery |
| fatigue interferes with our normal quality of life. If | | | | - Toxic/ poison overload |
| this is true of us, we may need to find out what are | | | | - Adrenal fatigue |
| the most common causes of fatigue, to see if we | | | | - Low glutathione levels |
| can get our health and vitality back! | | | | - Chronic physical pain |
| When you can't keep up with your normal routine | | | | - Not eating enough- skipping meals |
| due to lack of energy, you are probably suffering | | | | - Illness - infection or disease that you may know |
| from one or more of the most common causes of | | | | about, or may be undiagnosed may be some of the |
| fatigue. If you cannot keep up with your physical | | | | most common causes of fatigue. |
| routine because you are too tired to carry it out, | | | | - Medications - there are several medications that can |
| then you are likely suffering from physical fatigue. If | | | | contribute to the most common causes of fatigue. |
| you are having trouble focusing your thoughts or | | | | The second category of the most common causes |
| staying awake, then you are likely dealing with | | | | of fatigue are emotional. |
| emotional fatigue. Any combinations of the above | | | | Here are the Most Common Causes of Fatigue That |
| may be manifest as both physical and emotional | | | | Are Emotional: |
| fatigue. If just reading about it is making you | | | | - Stress/anxiety |
| fatigued, read on! There is light at the end of this | | | | - Overstimulation |
| tunnel. The most common causes of fatigue may be | | | | - Understimulation |
| traced to our routine, or our habits in everyday life. | | | | - Information overload |
| So they may be a reflection of our lifestyle, or have | | | | - Boredom |
| emotional or medical aspects to them, or a | | | | - Depression |
| combination of these factors. | | | | - Fear |
| The most common causes of fatigue may be | | | | - Grief |
| classified as either Physical or Emotional. | | | | - Overachieving |
| The Most Common Causes of Fatigue that are | | | | - Overcommitting |
| Physical Include: | | | | - Lack of sleep/sleep disturbances |
| - Stress | | | | - Anhedonia- lack of desire or pleasure in life |
| - Depression | | | | These are some of the most common causes of |
| - Grief | | | | fatigue. They can be classified as physical and |
| - Extreme physical activity | | | | emotional causes. Some of these most common |
| - Athletic overtraining | | | | causes of fatigue may cause both physical and |
| - Lack of sleep- shift work, night work, | | | | mental fatigue, such as the case with grief, |
| - Sleep disturbances- insomnia, jetlag, sleep apnea | | | | depression, stress, and anxiety. You should always |
| - Vitamin or Mineral Deficiencies - Iron (anemia), B12, | | | | seek out the advice of a medical professional when |
| low Potassium or Magnesium | | | | dealing with excessive or prolonged fatigue. |
| - Heat Poisoning or Heatstroke | | | | |