{"id":4980,"date":"2018-04-02T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T14:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:15:20","slug":"when-is-fatigue-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/when-is-fatigue-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is Fatigue Serious?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a rule, occasional fatigue that goes away after rest and relaxation is a normal part of everyday life. When fatigue is the result of overwork, lack of sleep, or significant stress, it is a normal experience.<\/p>\n<h3>4 Health Conditions That Cause Fatigue<\/h3>\n<p>When fatigue does not go away with rest, or persists for a long periods of time, it is possibly due to a serious health condition such as:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Anemia, a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells, can result in weariness.<\/li>\n<li>Cardiovascular conditions are another problem that may cause significant, long-term fatigue.<\/li>\n<li>Metabolic disorders like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/eight-facts-about-diabetes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">diabetes<\/a> or liver disorders, cause fatigue.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/is-sleep-apnea-the-cause-of-your-fatigue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sleep apnea<\/a> is another possible explanation for chronic, long-term fatigue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Unexplained Fatigue<\/h3>\n<p>Fatigue that occurs with no determined cause and lasts longer than two weeks should be investigated by a physician. If no medical condition can be found to explain it, your fatigue may be the result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/how-much-stress-is-too-much\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stress<\/a>, anxiety, or depression. If you feel this may be the case, try limiting stressors in your life. When that is not possible, be sure to focus on learning and incorporating better coping skills into your life to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/products\/stress-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manage the stress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Reduce Your Fatigue<\/h3>\n<p>If you are experiencing fatigue, even when it is the result of a serious health condition, ensuring you are getting enough sleep, eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and avoiding caffeine, sugary foods, alcohol, and drug use, may go a long way toward reducing the problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/products\/clinical-multi-vitamin-60-count\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Multivitamins<\/a> are an excellent way to get a nutritional boost, ensuring you get enough B vitamins and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/products\/vitamin-d3-k2-supplement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vitamin D<\/a> \u2013 both of which are excellent in revving up your energy levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatigue \u2013 that tired, listless feeling we all get on occasion \u2013 is not a disease or medical condition by itself, but it IS a symptom that could be a signal of a major problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":4982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-fatigue"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4980"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8534,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980\/revisions\/8534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}