4 foods you must have to fight fatigue

Are you one of those who is constantly tired and fatigued? Do you feel like you don't have enough energy to even perform daily chores to the fullest? Worry not, you just need to gorge on these foods.

By: Aishwarya Iyer | | Published: August 29, 2018 2:21 pm

You must eat well so that your body can function to its fullest. © Shutterstock

Food is essential for a living. By essential we mean, it the fuel on the basis of which your body runs. Therefore, when you don’t fuel it enough, it will not run/ function to its fullest. Let’s give you an example. You skip breakfast in the morning and rush for an important meeting. You seem to be damn hungry, but the meeting is more important right? At the brunch time, you realize you have an important call to make, so you ditch the brunch and make that call. By now, you are not even hungry. Worry not, lunch time is almost there. Happily, you hop to your lunch table for the next 15 minutes and eat to the fullest. Lunch is mostly followed by a dinner around 8 pm. Pretty much, a fruitful day? Not really. Also Read - Flexitarian diet: All you need to know about this modified vegetarian diet

We’ll tell you what is going to happen to you in the next morning- you wake up tired and irritated to continue with this routine. The fatigue that you accumulate throughout will finally erupt in the form of some illness. So the key to avert that is eating right. Here are 4 such foods that will help you to fight fatigue: Also Read - Constantly tired? Try these effective home remedies to fight chronic fatigue syndrome

Proteins: Proteins are bio-molecules that are useful for every cell in our body. Hair and nails are mostly made up of this ‘macro-nutrient. Your body utilises proteins for repairing tissues and helps in making various body chemicals along with enzymes and hormones. Apart from this, it is excellent to boost your mood as well as energies.Sources:
– Red meat
– Eggs
– Tuna
– Peanuts
– Walnuts
Fruits: There is a good reason why your parents kept feeds you fruits for breakfast. Thank them now. Fruits have different kind of nutrients and minerals that are extremely important for your body. So when you cant eat enough because of your schedule, just hog on fruits to have on your way. Some fruits that you must have to combat fatigue are:- Apples
– Bananas
– Strawberries
– Raisins
– Lemons
Vegetables: As kids, you may have been forced to include a mix of all vegetables- mainly because it is all the goodness that your body needs. Each vegetable has some or the other energy giving source in them. Apart from just this fruits and vegetables contains carbohydrates that your body needs. It is, therefore, very important to include them in your diet.Good sources of energy are:
– Broccoli
– Carrot
– Spinach
– Cauliflower
– Sweet potatoes
Grains: Indian households generally load up on all kinds of grain. Seems like it is for a good reason. Grains are a rich source of carbs and hence provide with instant and sustainable energy to fight fatigue.Sources:
– Brown rice
– Oatmeal
– Cereals
– White rice
– Whole wheat.