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We accept tiredness as a part of modern life, with three-quarters of us getting less than eight hours of sleep each night and the same proportion feeling so stressed that they couldn’t cope. “When we look at lifestyle causes, people struggling with tiredness are often under-nourished, struggling with sleep problems and extreme stress,” Aslam says. “I find that people who are sedentary and not exercising regularly often struggle with this, too. They tell me they’re too tired to exercise, then we will have a conversation about the need for exercise to feel revitalised and to build strong muscles and cardiovascular health.” While tiredness as a result of poor sleep, stress management or nutrition can be debilitating, the good news is that normally there’s something we can do about it. “If you’re not managing these basic pillars of health, then you’ll feel tired, but by prioritising and better managing them, you’ll feel revitalised,” Aslam says. If you have a new lease of life once you start sleeping for longer, eating a better-balanced diet or managing your stress, then your tiredness could be considered “normal”. When to seek help for fatigue
