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Article: Fatigue: weakness, lack of energy, lassitude ... the body and brain's desperate cry for help.
- Article from:
- Nutrition Health Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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The time: any morning.
The scene: any workplace, school, executive suite, home. The complaint: tiredness, inertia, exhaustion.
Fatigue pervades our society. For many people, dragging themselves through the week is a travail that does not fred relief until Friday night.
After the workweek is over, there seems to be no problem in staying up late, or rousing themselves Saturday and Sunday morning for recreational activities, hobbies, etc.
Unless illness is present, most cases of fatigue are psychological. We know the "tired housewife syndrome" exists. It could be a combination of anger at her seemingly never-ending tasks and true ...