Lack of Energy! What is Zapping Your Energy?

You are leading such a hectic lives that feeling lack of energy, weariness, listlessness and being sluggish, always tired, exhausted and lethargic can seem normal to you. Waking up tired and then fighting fatigue for the rest of the day.

So how to beat fatigue, have tons of energy and generally feel great?

Simply having enough sleep, taking time off from your busy schedule by just slouching in front of the television set and relaxing are some ways of dealing with fatigue.

To better understand what are the best fatigue remedies, Gary Zancanaro the founder and publisher of the website and newsletter dedicated to helping people live more successful and fulfilling lives, Self Improvement Tips he describes three important types of energy and one very crucial Negative Energy such as negative outlook of life, anger, and easily getting upset.

#1 Physical energy

Fundamentally Physical Energy is what we use to move our hands, legs and to chew our food. For laborer doing manual work, a lot of energy is expended. Hence a diet rich is carbohydrate and protein is essential. Also they usually just relax and sleep to overcome the depleted body energy to get ready for next day, typical of a labor intensive type of work. But with machinery and automation there is an alternative now.

#2 Mental energy

In a knowledge-based economy we use our brains ie. mental energy a lot on a daily basis for decision making, writing, analyzing and learning new information. Most of us rely on our mental energy for our daily work like me using the computers.

Our competence and productivity as measures by our employer is essentially our mental energy bank.

#3 Emotional energy

Emotional energy allows us to experience joy, love, happiness, excitement and many other emotions including sadness and grieve. This is the energy that can maintain our enthusiasm and the fun filled days.

Do you remember in a day where you are emotionally down and at the same time you also feel lack of energy? When you are in a circle of friends, happy people and especially positive people you will feel the energy boost.

Obviously a negative emotion of feeling angry, upset, frustrated, miserable and the most serious of all being stressed, you will find your energy level diminishing. If extended over a long period of time, burnout stress syndrome may develop.

So it is best to be with the positive minded people and you will be filled with positive emotional energy, a natural energy boosters.

Why lack of energy?

Lack of energy may be temporary due to over-exertion, mentally drained or stress exhaustion is basically your body sending a message that rest is required. Being overworked and deprived of sleep and hence feeling a constant tiredness is almost like a way of life.

However this lack of energy or chronic exhaustion when is not "cured" by that extra few hours of sleep, may be this is an indication from our body that something is not right and require our attention. A symptom of a disease? Bodily imbalance?

If this lack of energy is prolonged even with extended rest, it is therefore an obvious body imbalance. Then it is vital that you seek medical advice. But the energy loss or low energy is usually contributed from one of the following:

If the doctors declared that you are free from any medical problem and if your fatigue still persist then I have a few suggestion on how to increase energy level that you can consider.