Healthy Food Choices for Fatigue Prevention?

We all suffer from tiredness and fatigue from time to time in our lives, and usually a good night of sleep or a detox will sort us out. But if the fatigue starts to impact our everyday lives and you find yourself asking 'why am I always tired?', or we are worried that we might be feeling too tired to enjoy an important event in our lives like a wedding or holiday, then we really need to look at what might be causing our problems.

Diet is critical to our energy levels - in the end we usually get out what we put in. Have a close look at your diet and the types of food that you are eating and make sure you optimise your diet to optimise your energy levels. Here are a few tips:- Eat Low GL Foods - cut out sugary food and plump for long acting carbohydrates such as porridge oats, whole-wheat pasta and rice as staples in your diet. Low GL foods stabilise blood glucose levels; widely varying sugar levels can affect your mood and make you feel washed out.

Low GL foods can result in improved energy levels and reduced cravings for sugary and sweet foods. Have a look at Patrick Holford's Low GL Bible for details. Always eat some protein with your carbs - this will fill you up quicker and keep your energy lasting longer. You will always feel fuller and more satisfied from adding sunflower seeds (protein) to your porridge, having eggs on toast rather than jam on toast, and eating berries with yoghurt rather than fruit alone.

Quinoa is good as this is a seed and contains protein but it can be eaten as a staple like pasta. Make sure you are getting enough iron - either by topping up on red meat and green veggies or by taking a supplement. Remember that you also need sufficient vitamin C to absorb all that iron - so take a sustained release vitamin C tablet too Make sure that you test yourself for food intolerance - in one survey of 648 sufferers of fatigue, 87% reported that their energy levels increased if they removed the foods from their diet that showed a positive reaction to IgG food antibodies in their blood. The test that was used in the survey was the YorkTest from www.yorktest.com.

The test is easy and it only requires a few drops of blood from a finger prick that can be collected in the comfort of your own home. YorkTest have been offering their services for 30 years this year and have helped many thousands of people suffering from fatigue over the years. You can test everything from fatigue to liver function tests.