Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is one of the most mysterious illnesses of our time. The causes of CFS are not fully understood, and its exact nature remains the subject of research. If you constantly feel severe fatigue or tiredness, have problems with sleep, memory, and concentration — all of this could be CFS.
There is no universal method of treatment available today; however, it’s easier to prevent any illness than to cure it. Medical experts have shared with AdmiGram.com the major causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. Try to eliminate these factors from your life to ensure your days are full of vigor and freshness.
Why you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sleep deprivation
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Poor sleep and sleep deprivation have become a global problem. According to WHO, over the last 100 years, people have been sleeping on average 20% less. Sleep deprivation is risky because our brains literally enter the slow-wave sleep phase when we should essentially be awake. In such a state, a person literally “hangs” like a computer, becomes unfocused, and fine motor skills deteriorate. Regular sleep deprivation leads to the disruption of neural connections in the brain.
Information overload
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Year after year, the amount of information projected onto individuals increases exponentially. It seems like it’s exercising the brain and maintaining its tone. However, in reality, not everything is as good as it seems. The brain responds to an excess of information ambiguously, often with resistance. The more information, the worse. At some point, information stops being absorbed, leading to memory lapses.
Stress
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Intense psycho-emotional tension leads to the breakdown of connections between neurons and complicates understanding cause-and-effect relationships and the sequence of events. This is associated with strong nervous excitement and a feeling that everything is falling apart or about to explode. Any stress is like peaks, after which your body goes into ‘self-preservation mode’. And if there’s a lot of stress and the body has few resources for recovery, problems arise.
Skipping breakfast
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Skipping the morning meal negatively affects performance and energy levels throughout the day. This seems quite obvious, but the issue isn’t so much about consuming the necessary energy for the body but rather that skipping breakfast lowers blood sugar levels. And this, in turn, at the very least reduces and complicates the delivery of nutrients to the brain.
Multitasking
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Another anomaly of the information world: a person simultaneously perceives multiple streams of information or performs multiple tasks. As a result, nothing is properly absorbed, and work efficiency tends towards zero. All of this eventually leads to the brain simply not having enough time and resources to rest and recover, and the body starts to feel constant fatigue and exhaustion.
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