Tired?

Are you dragging yourself around the house? Wanting to sleep mid-day, early evening?

Sometimes, maybe, you need something to eat. This often does it for me, especially when I’ve tried to cut down on consumption of food and/or having a snack for a meal.

(Of course, I have a mild case of hypoglycemia, so I should eat something every few hours. But still . . . anyway, in my case, I fade in the middle of the monthly grocery shopping trek and Mrs. Wife has to break off and feed me something so I can continue on shopping and make it to the check-out counter. Maybe you should be checked out by your doctor if you’re playing out quicker and more frequently than is normal for you. Make sure all the blood pipelines are clear and flowing freely.)

But then, it could be a simple matter of lack of sleep. In which case, you might delay the shopping trip—or do it and try the snack trick, try to do things physical until bed time, and get back on track for rest. Could be you had “One of those Nights.” See previous blog post. Naturally, if you are having frequent or continual sleep disruptions (other than outside noise problems), you might better consult your doctor. Be sure there is nothing physical. If its worry that keeps you awake, do what you can to deal with the problem.

The rest is on you. You could try research. I typed “seniors and sleep” into my internet search engine and got 6,290,000 sites to explore. Up top were:

www.mamashealth.com/senior/sensleep.asp

www.sleepfoundation.org/hottopic/index.php?secid=16&id=203

On the other hand, sometimes fatigue could be a symptom of boredom. That is, if you haven’t actually been doing hard physical Labour and tuckered yourself out. But then, isn’t it a bit late in life for that? Aren’t we past the heavy hefting by now?, except, of course, for you body builders and keep-fit “freaks” who regularly work out in the gym lifting dumb bells. It tuckers me out thinking about it.

Anyway, boredom is a well-known fatigue factor. I find that on days when I’m dragged away from my keyboard and times that fall between “doings”, my mind wants to shut down and I seek out a comfy chair, or go lie down on/or in the bed. For example, today I did both.

So my advice: Pay attention to the old brain. Don’t let it atrophy. Get it into gear. It might just jump start your energy centre too. It is worth a try. Setting and meeting a challenge is always satisfying. Gives you brain adrenaline.

It worked for me. Instead of going to bed early or snoozing in the comfy recliner, I did this. Now I feel fine.

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Thanks.

--Bryce The Third