It's that time of year again when fatigue easily sets in. Even if you get a full 8 hours of sleep and aren't doing any strenuous physical labor, are you still feeling tired, groggy, and less productive at work? Let's take a look at how to relieve fatigue.
For eye fatigue, eat more goji berries.
Office workers spend their entire day staring at a computer or densely packed reports, which can make their eyes sore and swollen. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Goji berries replenish kidney essence and nourish the liver to brighten the eyes." Eating goji berries can reduce UV stimulation and protect the optic nerve from damage. The best and simplest way to enjoy the eye-protecting benefits of goji berries is to chew them. For a healthy adult, about 20 grams of goji berries per day is appropriate. If eating them dry, the amount should be halved to avoid over-nourishment.
For mental fatigue, eat more nuts.
Office workers often have heavy workloads, with their brains running at high speed from morning till night. Many report splitting headaches and a dazed feeling when the workday ends. In addition to getting up and moving around every hour to relax the brain nerves, you can eat a handful of walnuts, pistachios, or almonds around 10 AM or 3 PM. They are rich in lecithin, vitamins, and trace elements, and have a great effect on restoring mental power.
For stomach fatigue, eat more millet.
Office workers often have many social obligations, such as drinking, smoking, overeating, and irregular meal times, all of which can be very hard on the stomach. Millet has the effect of nourishing the stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that millet can harmonize and warm the stomach. With its sweet and salty flavor, it has effects such as clearing heat and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and removing dampness, harmonizing the stomach and promoting sleep. It is especially suitable for those with internal heat or a weak spleen and stomach. For some people with a poor appetite, millet can both stimulate and nourish the stomach, helping to aid digestion, prevent nausea, and vomiting.
For leg fatigue, eat more bananas.
Many people often travel for business, running around all day, which puts a heavy strain on their legs. After a long day of running, their legs can feel sore and swollen. Eat some bananas. First, bananas are rich in potassium, which can effectively relieve physical fatigue. Second, potassium helps expel excess salt from the body, which can help reduce swelling in the legs.
For heart fatigue, eat more red beans.
Office workers often have a cluster of meetings and social events, with endless worries that can easily lead to feeling mentally and physically exhausted. It is recommended to eat some red beans when you feel completely worn out, especially in winter. Li Shizhen called red beans the "grain of the heart," highlighting their heart-nourishing properties. From a clinical perspective, red beans can clear heart fire and nourish heart blood. They are rich in crude fiber, which can help lower blood lipids and blood pressure and improve heart function. They are also rich in iron, which can promote blood circulation and are very suitable for women with insufficient heart blood.
For vocal fatigue, eat more pears.
Companies often have many meetings, and many people have to give presentations and explain proposals for hours on end without even a moment to drink water. After such a long stretch, their voice becomes hoarse and unpleasant, with a constant sore, itchy throat, or a feeling of a foreign object in the throat. It is recommended to add a pear to your daily diet. The flesh of the pear has effects such as promoting the production of body fluids, moistening dryness, clearing heat, and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for conditions like thirst due to fluid damage, hot cough, phlegm-heat with agitation, dysphagia, and thirst with loss of voice. The skin of the pear has effects of clearing the mind, moistening the lungs, reducing fire, and promoting the production of body fluids.