well in our Health Alert tonight we are
talking about several hidden causes that
can make us feel tired and sluggish our
chief health editor dr. parson Andy
joins us now with what they are and some
surprising solutions to fix them doc now
I can tell you that feeling is is very
common and we all struggle with it
including myself and for many of you you
may not need to look any further than
what you're eating here's the reason the
Western diet has a heap of junk and
processed foods that are high in
saturated fats trans fats and added
sugars and these can drain your energy
away you could also be missing out key
ingredients and nutrients and if you're
eating the same foods over and over and
even if you think you're eating well
farming practices may possibly deplete
the soil of essential nutrients and lost
nutrients can lead to fatigue other
hidden causes to consider our the amount
of stress you're under all of us are
under a lot of stress how much sleep
you're getting and if you're living a
sedentary life on the couch and if
you're lacking omega-3 or vitamin D in
your diet interesting and how does a
lack of omega-3 and vitamin D really
lead to fatigue sabirah there have been
many studies linking depression with
vitamin D deficiency and depression with
not getting enough omega-3 fatty acids
in your diet why this is important is
because when people are depressed are
often very tired and if you're low on
vitamin D you may also have low energy
we live in Michigan as you know what the
summers are hot and the winners are
freezing so many people stay indoors and
that means you're not out in the Sun
where your bodies can naturally make
vitamin D so you mentioned farming
practices also fewer nutrients in our
food how can we get all the nutrients we
need this is alarming Dave but our
fruits and vegetables also are still
nutritionally valuable so please don't
skip eating them I guarantee you it's a
lot healthier to eat an apple than a
candy bar or other sugar filled snack
despite what the commercials tell you
but do we eat a variety of healthy Whole
Foods which will help you avoid
nutritional deficiencies and boost your
energy and get seven hours of sleep
please that'll help a lot as well say
you are what you eat it's true and if
you sleep which is a good thing thanks
so much if you have a question or health
concern for dr. Nandi you can email him
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