The Rise of The Tired and Wired 

"Treat The Root Cause, Not The Symptoms"

So, what is Low Energy Syndrome?

Low energy syndrome is different from Chronic fatigue Syndrome. Although both points to tired and fatigues, their causes and point of view are very differents. Chronic fatigue syndrome is also know as Myaligic Encephalitis. This is to describe the pain point where most patients with Chronic Fatigues syndrome have which are muscle and joints pain.

Low energy syndrome refers to the overall conditions of tiredness which is getting more and more visibility right now as people start to being open more about the tired and wired of being worker, single mom, professionals and even students. Low energy syndrome can related to several diseases such as infections, hypothyroid, kidney and liver diseases and also heart diseases. Since the causes seems too complex, not many people who complaint or feeling low on their energy get the care and attention they need. Sometimes they even dismissed as attention seeker or having a weak body so it undermines the need of being looked at and treated as a real symptoms and conditions.

So how we could tell if someone or ourselves have Low Energy Syndrome?

There are signs and symptoms that we can see. And although it’s not going to be the same, the similarity often speaks low energy. Usually a person with low energy syndrom feel tired almost all the time when the condition is already heavy. But when it’s just started or progressing, it’s more of like this:

• He feel tired when waking up
• He rely on multiple cup of coffee or glass
• He used to have headaches
• He sneezes in the morning or at night
• He has difficulty to focus and concentrate
• He is losing his memory
• He has trouble falling asleep
• He has multiple problems in the relationship
• He feel bad about himself but also about others

c. The Real Causes of Low Energy Syndrome

Most of the time when we talk about Low Energy Syndrome, hypothyroid or sleep problems is what comes on our mind. But to get into the real cause, we have to think different. And the way I see Low Energy Syndrome is through the lens of energy productions.

Our body energy produce in a single portions of the cells called mitochondria. This tiny powerhouse lies in all of our cells and play the ultimate role in providing ATP, which is the energy that used to run all of the systems in our body. Mitochondria create ATP from our food, from the carbs, protein and fat. Now, to have a great amount of energy that we need on daily basis, this powerhouse have to be in optimum conditions. If our mitochondria are damage or loss we will have less of energy being produced. And when this happens, every cells and system in our body will suffer from loss of energy and our metabolism will be disturbed. After a while, your body will show the signs and symptoms of low energy syndrome.

To maintain or fix mitochondria health, we need to optimize several things in our body such as our infections level. Any hidden inflammation, any hormonal balance and even our oxidative stress level. Yes, this means we need to rebalance everything. Which then gives us a greater impact on how we are living and not just fixing or reducing our tiredness level.