Asthenia

Karen Lennox Author: Karen Lennox Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
Asthenia

In asthenia, nutrition should be separate, to provide the necessary vitamins, trace elements and minerals. Eat 5-6 times a day.

Asthenia or chronic fatigue syndrome is a condition in which a person gets tired easily, does not tolerate loud noises and loud noises, as well as sharp aromas and bright light. In addition, he often suffers from insomnia, is nervous, can not do one thing for a long time.

The reasons for this condition can be: weight loss or intoxication of the body, excessive mental or physical exertion, poor nutrition (adherence to strict diets, insufficient food intake, starvation), as well as nervous disorders and constant stressful situations.

Useful products for asthenia

Nutrition should be separate, to provide the necessary vitamins, trace elements and minerals. Eat 5-6 times a day.

To improve brain function, natural nootropics are needed, which include amino acids such as glycine, taurine, tyrosine, proline, gamma-aminobutyric and glutamic acid. Large quantities of them are contained in:

  • beef, poultry and liver, animal cartilage and tendons, fish;
  • yogurt products: cottage cheese, milk (cow and goat), cream, cheese;
  • seafood: mussels, crabs, oysters, squid, seaweed;
  • hen eggs;
  • cereals: buckwheat, oats, rice and all cereals;
  • fruits, berries, vegetables: bananas, avocados, beets;
  • pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, peanuts, almonds, soybeans;
  • gelatin;
  • fresh spinach and parsley.

Herbal nootropic is ginkgo biloba, a decoction of the leaves of the plant is very useful.

To combat depression and low mood, you should take foods with antidepressant properties, namely:
  • fish dishes of mackerel, sardines, cod, salmon,
  • brightly colored fruits and vegetables: beets, peppers, carrots, apples, oranges, tangerines, persimmons,
  • bananas, also blue;
  • chicken broth;
  • seaweed;
  • all kinds of nuts;
  • cocoa and chocolate;
  • cheeses (all kinds);
  • porridge (from buckwheat, oats);
To reduce tension, relieve the patient from stress and to increase concentration will help:
  • avocado and papaya;
  • oatmeal;
  • whole grain bread;
  • nuts ;
  • tea (mint, but maybe black in small quantities);
  • products rich in magnesium: pumpkin seeds, potatoes, green vegetables, mustard seeds, legumes, seaweed, millet, buckwheat, oats;
Glucose must enter the body to increase the efficiency of the brain. It is contained in:
  • grapes, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, sour cherries, watermelons;
  • vegetables - pumpkin, white cabbage, carrots, potatoes;
  • cereals.

In case of chronic fatigue, adaptogens should be taken, which have a tonic effect. For this purpose, consume drinks from ginseng, golden root, Eleutherococcus (Siberian ginseng), Schisandra (Chinese lemongrass).

Each of the listed lists of products should be considered separately, depending on the symptoms observed in the patient.

Harmful products for asthenia:

  • fried foods;
  • semi-finished products, fast food, canned food, food additives marked E and other "dead" food;
  • pickles, marinades;
  • confectionery: various confectionery, jam, marmalades, sweetened and carbonated juices;
  • products and medicines containing caffeine: coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages - the surge of energy, vigor is short-lived, after which a person falls into an even deeper depression.

Adherence to raw diets and smoking is absolutely contraindicated. 

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