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Ever wonder why despite the rest, good food and even good company, you still feel tired and exhausted at the end of the day? You even tried to drink supplements to bridge the gap if it has something to do with your nutrition. It is time that you know why you are tired or exhausted all the time.

It is normal to feel  tired, exhausted or lethargic but if it persists for a long time combined with heart palpitations, increased memory loss and nerve problems, you should consult your physicians right away. You may have a vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 is crucial for the functioning of the body from nerve functions to protein and fat metabolism, healthy liver, skin, hair and eyes and red blood cell production.

You have to know that the body cannot produce enough vitamin B12 for all its bodily function that is why supplements are needed to meet its daily requirement. Vitamin B12 deficiency is common here in Singapore. Here are things that you should know about vitamin B12:

• Food sources: Remember that the body cannot produce the required amount of B12 for bodily functions so supplements are needed. Aside from supplements, you can also get vitamin B12 from various food sources like shellfish, fish, eggs, meats, dairy products and fortified soy, cereals and other grains.

• Reasons of the deficiency: There are many reasons for the deficiency. Some reasons include anaemia, vegan diet, atropic anaemia, lupus, Graves’s disease and Celiac disease.

• Symptoms: It is crucial that you know the symptoms of the deficiency. Early detection can make a difference at the end of the day. Indicators include memory loss, racing heart, loss of appetite, muscle weakness, cramps, pale skin, depression, weight loss, numbness, bloating and more importantly, constant tiredness of lethargic feeling.

• Treatment: You should know that treatments are available for vitamin B12 deficiency however you need to remember that the body cannot synthesise the vitamin so it needs other external sources. You can for instance consider injections or tablets and nasal sprays. If your body cannot absorb it properly, do not ignore the warning signs and immediately seek for your doctor’s advice.

• What is the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin B12? The good thing about this is that it is safe to consume no matter the about. In fact, there is no tolerable amount being defined. However to be sure, always follow the prescription of your doctor.

That should do it. With the things mentioned above, you can now surely fight against this irritating condition.    

Do you often feel like you’ve depleted your energies even when you still have hours to spend at work? Follow these advices on how to replenish your energy reserves and get more things done.

1. Adjust your sleeping pattern. With the typically busy Singaporean lifestyle, we usually leave little time for sleep – and that’s where the problem starts. Without at least 7 hours of sleep every day, our metabolism and cognition goes haywire and we can’t function at our best. So get more things done by getting your required zzzs.

2. Keep yourself hydrated. Do you know that fatigue or a persistent feeling of tiredness may actually just be thirst? All the cells in our body use water and so we experience lethargy when we’re not adequately hydrated. Drink a cool glass of water for a quick boost in your energy.

3. Take a short walk. Going out for a stroll when you’re already behind your schedule seems like a terrible advice, but a change in your physical activity may be exactly what you need to restart your system and get it optimized for work again.

4. Don’t overexert yourself. If you’re trying to lose weight, then you probably know that diet and exercise are the keys to success. But too much of those may also lead you to failure. Keep in mind that your body has limitations: if you exert too much effort doing one thing, that will inevitably affect your performance at work.

5. Keep calm and work on. Negative emotions like anger and anxiety cause stress, which zaps out energy, which leads to low productivity, which leads back to those same negative emotions. You have to deal with one of those factors at one point to stop the vicious cycle. Our advice: do some yoga.