Tips To Help When You’re Run Down

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Feeling sick or run down is definitely not something you want to be experiencing too often as it can tend to throw you off from things you’re trying to do in your daily life. With that being said, when you’re feeling this way, there are certain things you can do to get back on the mend. Here are some tips to help when you’re run down.

Get Plenty Of Rest

Firstly, it’s good to look at how much rest you’re getting each night. It might be that you’re not sleeping so well or that for the past week or so, you’ve been getting very little sleep. If you’re sacrificing your sleep for any reason or just have problems falling asleep and staying asleep, then it’s going to affect your health at some point along the line. We all need sleep in order to function and to make sure we’re giving our bodies all the help it needs in order to repair and energize itself for the following day. Try to aim for more rest in general and to catch up on sleep when you’re able. This might be that you take afternoon naps on the weekends or you cancel some things on you schedule so that you can dedicate an evening to going bed early and getting a full seven to nine hours of sleep. 

Cut Down On Alcohol Where Necessary

Cutting down alcohol in your diet can definitely help with that feeling of being run down. If you’re spending your time drinking when you’re not feeling quite yourself, it can only affect your body’s recovery time. With that being said, taking a brief hiatus from alcohol might be something that you can benefit from. Look at how much you’re drinking on a daily or weekly basis and find ways of cutting down those units so that you can help your body feel a lot better as a result.

Seek Professional Help

Professional help can often be needed when it comes to feeling run down and it might be more than just feeling sluggish. It could be that you need a natural thyroid treatment or that you go to a medical professional and find the cause for your run down feeling is something you weren’t expecting. If that run down feeling lasts for longer than usual, then it’s always worth getting some professional advice to figure out how to make you feel better.

Reduce Stress

Being able to reduce your stress levels can be easier said than done and that’s because there are different outlets that cause stress, some which you can control and some, where you can’t. Look at what you can control because the more stress you can remove from your life, the healthier you’re going to feel. Stress can be a major contributor to feeling unwell and if you can get rid of it in your life, it’s certainly going to benefit you.

Feeling run down is a part of life but no one wants to always feel this way, so use these tips to help.

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Mia Guerra

Mia Guerra

Executive Editor at Chispa Magazine
Executive Editor at Chispa Magazine, Mia Guerra is a writer at heart. Regardless the topic, she loves to investigate, encourage, and ruminate on topics that can make us better people. Aiming to live a Proverbs 31 life, Mia is ecstatic to be following her calling with Chispa. At home she is her husband's sidekick and together they are raising a God-fearing family in Atlanta.

Mia Guerra

Executive Editor at Chispa Magazine, Mia Guerra is a writer at heart. Regardless the topic, she loves to investigate, encourage, and ruminate on topics that can make us better people. Aiming to live a Proverbs 31 life, Mia is ecstatic to be following her calling with Chispa. At home she is her husband's sidekick and together they are raising a God-fearing family in Atlanta.