Tired All The Time

The Causes: Few have a medical cause, so is it stress, strain, constitution or our mental energy spending that affects us? I have introduced two concepts - 'The Life Equation' and the 'Traffic Analysis Theory of Tiredness' - to aid understanding.The Consequences: From trivial to catastrophic (from worsening eczema to sudden heart attacks and strokes). The 'Health Divide' is a major problem in all societies. Why are the rich healthier than the poor, and why do they live longer? Find many reasons within.The Cures: Restorative sleep, sleep therapy, medication, meditation, yoga and prayer.

Energy is essential for healthy survival and for achieving success in life. In this book, I reveal the detailed reasons why most people suffer tiredness, fatigue and exhaustion, and how they can be overcome.

As a cardiologist I have seen both chronic fatigue ruin lives, and ruined lives cause fatigue. By considering tiredness, fatigue and exhaustion as potentially serious, doctors can limit clinical risk, reduce the frequency and severity of symptoms, improve angina and blood pressure, blood coagulation and immune responses - and sometimes save a life! Unfortunately, few doctors now have the time or inclination to explore the reasons why their patients get tired all the time - especially given causes that mostly lie beyond their remit - to diagnose and treat physical and mental illness.

We are all aware of our personal energy balance: the misery of feeling depleted and fatigued, and the exhilaration of boundless vitality. There is a direct financial equivalent - wealth, when money is in excess; poverty, when it is lacking. Some handle both their money and energy with ease; others spend their life worrying about both. One can learn to balance them, but only those with the ability to learn, a willingness to practise, and a mind happy to embrace change, have any chance.

Have you ever wondered why some people suffer from a sudden - 'out-of-the-blue' - medical condition? Many who have lived more than a few decades, will have lost a friend or family member from a sudden heart attack or stroke. They might then have wondered why. Some will have watched a friend or relative slowly deteriorate, without any apparent cause. Others will have seen a friend age rapidly, get tired-out and frightened, for no obvious reason. They may have previously consulted their doctor without being given a diagnosis. Although not all, many such patients will have experienced prolonged tiredness before the event.

Could there be a connection between progressive fatigue and illness? Does the brain have a battery that runs down, to leave us tired and short of energy or is blocked brain traffic the answer?