I have had a pretty big, fun, exciting week in
both work and play, so I thought it only appropriate to talk about fatigue
today, because I am freaking tired! The hormone cortisol is produced by the
adrenal gland and it controls homeostasis of your body, basically keeping
things in balance. If you’re hot, you sweat to cool. If you’re cold, you shiver
to warm. It’s an essential part of keeping your body
alive. It’s called the stress hormone because it releases when the body is
under stress in hopes that it will regulate. Sometimes it works too much,
because remember my adrenal gland does what it wants, and sometimes it never
really goes back to normal so you always feel in a constant state of stress.
This makes your body work and work to try and make you de-stress and then you
end up exhausting your adrenal gland and it’s like “Sorry, no more cortisol for
you… you sleep NOW.” Any time of day, you give me a pillow, chances are I could
sleep. But it is not just that I am tired, it’s fatigue. It also comes with brain
fog, so co-workers, you now know why I become 10% less useful between the hours
of 3-4. That’s the worst time of day for me... I believe they call it “nap
time” in pre-school. The best way for me to fight this is to make sure I keep
regular sleeping habits and I get at least 8 hours of sleep a day. I like using
my mind and I want to be rested so that I can use it at the best of my ability.
Thankfully today is a holiday and a movie day, so it will be very relaxing… and
I might even take a nap this afternoon too.
Wishing you and your body a good night’s rest
tonight.
💗 Jennifer
No comments:
Post a Comment