Low energy and fatigue are such a common factor people in 21st century living and our fast paced lifestyles!

Here are 5 things you can do to improve it.

1. Improve Your Gut Health

In order to overcome adrenal fatigue you must heal your gut

- focus on removing inflammatory foods from your diet.
Things like refined sugars, gluten, dairy, caffeine, alcohol, vegetable oils.

- Include probiotic rich foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir

- Include lots of collagen and gelatin rich foods such as bone broths/stocks, slow cooked meats, meats with bone in and stews

- Focus on good fats eg. fatty fish such as sardines and salmon, avocado, ghee, flax seeds, grassfed butter.

- Get adequate vitamin D, Daily exposure to the sun on your arms and legs

- Prioritise 6-8 hours of good sleep

- Drink lots of filtered water per day - eg 1L to 25kg of bodyweight at a minimum

2. Address any underlying thyroid dysfunction

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OTHERWISE…

There is a STRONG connection between thyroid health and gut health so you will benefit greatly from addressing your gut health in which case go back to the list above!

3. EAT FOR BLOOD SUGAR BALANCE

Low blood sugar levels can be a cause of fatigue and brain fog.

• To keep your blood sugar stable, aim to eat a diet low in processed carbohydrates like bread, pasta, sweets, chips etc.
• Refer to the list above about how to improve your gut health

4. AVOID FOOD SENSITIVITIES

Eating foods that you react too can be the cause of your fatigue. For example gluten is a major cause of tiredness, fatigue and brain fog.

• Eat a diet low in common inflammatory foods such as gluten, dairy refined sugars, alcohol etc.
• Eat a diet rich in fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut

5. REDUCE YOUR STRESS LOAD

This is a BIG issue that contributes to adrenal fatigue symptoms. Adrenal fatigue is when your body becomes hormonally imbalanced due to chronic stress.

Taking more time in nature, get your barefeet grounded on the earth, spend some time doing breathwork to help calm your nervous system.