I Am Tired

We welcome you to I AM TIRED……. Your one stop site for better sleep and more energy.

Good quality sleep is essential for humans; not just to survive, but thrive. How good is your sleep? Do you sleep a solid 8 hours a night – uninterrupted?! DO YOU SCOFF AT THIS QUESTION?! If so, please read on to get to the root cause of your tiredness. At iamtired.org our aim is to help recognise WHY you are tired and to offer relief and maybe even a CURE! Some sleep issues are short-term and others are long-term; either way  – WE WANT TO HELP!

Our number one goal is to offer the most natural treatments first so that there is no reliance on over the counter or pharmaceutical sleep aids. Using this type of medicine to improve your sleep may help in the short term, but their long-term use is unsustainable and may even be detrimental or dangerous to your health. Sleep is a natural process but so many of us have lost the ability to fall into a deep restful sleep and sustain it all night, every night.

We all feel tired from time to time but when does it become a problem? Feeling fatigued, lethargic, burnt out, run down or just down right exhausted is all too common is our modern society. When feeling this way effects your day to day life – it is a problem and needs to be addressed so that you are able to function properly and live life to the full!

Potential Explanations For Your Tiredness

There are many potential causes and reasons for feeling tired including medical, lifestyle and emotional factors – these lists give you some idea of the many varied causes that could be causing your tiredness:

Medical Factors:

• Adrenal exhaustion
• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Anemia
• Asthma
• Cancer
• Childbirth
• CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
• Chronic pain
• Depression
• Food Intolerances/Sensitivities
• Glandular Fever (Epstein Barr Virus)
• Heart Disease
• Hormone Imbalance
• Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid Gland)
• Insomnia
• Menopause
• Pregnancy
• Prenatal/Postnatal depression
• Pre Menstrual Syndrome
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Sleep Apnea
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Vitamin deficiency (e.g. B12, Iron)

Lifestyle/Behaviour Factors:

• Caffeine/stimulant overload
• Lack of Exercise
• Stress
• Shift work
• Overwork
• Overeating/Indigestion
• Undereating
• Medications
• Alcohol intake
• Computer/TV use
• Sugar Intake
• Overexercise
• Poor Sleeping Environment (e.g. Noisy neighbours)

Emotional Factors:

• Change of life (e.g. moving, new job, divorce, marriage)
• Pregnancy (very emotional time in life)
• New parents (tiredness is a normal part, but can be particularly overwhelming)
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Grief
• STRESS
• Financial problems
• Study pressures

WHERE TO FROM HERE……

These lists are a starting point to discovering the root cause of your tiredness. For most people suffering from exhaustion or fatigue it is a combination of a few different factors. Please continue looking through iamtired.org to discover a potential natural cure for your tiredness. Natural is best!