Have you ever been trying to get through your work day, or finish running your errands, but you are just feeling exhausted? We have all had moments where we just feel way too tired to do anything. Usually, I tend to hit my energy ‘wall’ around 1:30 or 2:00pm. This wall that I hit can make it really hard to get work done, especially when I just want to take a nap or something like that. However, some people have it even worse than me. Chronic fatigue can be a huge problem for people for a variety of reasons. There are many factors that can contribute to energy loss and fatigue, but many of them have to do with our current American lifestyle.
We are more sedentary than ever before and do not have a lot of healthy eating options available to us. When you are dealing with some serious fatigue, what is your main method of waking up? You probably would not put cannabis in any of your top 10 things to try to use to wake up. But what if I told you that using cannabis can actually boost your energy levels? That’s right – some people may be surprised to hear that you can actually use marijuana to fight back against chronic fatigue. Today we are going to talk about chronic fatigue and energy loss, and how you can use cannabis to maybe increase your energy levels throughout the day. So make sure to keep reading!
So what kind of things can cause chronic fatigue? Well, much of it can be attributed to things like our diet and levels of exercise. People that work from home have to face fatigue and energy loss in even bigger ways, since many of us that work from home just sit at our desk all day and don’t get the opportunity to get up and move around. Low energy levels can also be caused by some nutritional deficiencies that you may be missing. It is important to get an ample amount of vitamin D and B12 in your diet in order to keep your energy levels up. I know that this all sounds like a lot, but there are definitely ways to get your energy back. Many of us associated caffeine with fighting fatigue. Maybe you rely on coffee (I know I do), soda, teas, or energy drinks to try to get a quick caffeine boost during the day. However, research shows that increased levels of caffeine can actually contribute to energy loss and fatigue in the long term. So what on earth do we do?
Well, one thing that we can do is use medical marijuana. You probably do not associate marijuana with boosts of energy. In fact, you may have experienced some serious couch-lock by smoking certain strains of weed. How on earth could marijuana ever wake me up? Well, it really all depends on the strain that you use. Some people know that the different types of cannabis strains will have very different effects on the mind and body, and this is super important when it comes to figuring out which strains you want to use.
When it comes to increasing your energy levels, you are definitely going to want to look for a sativa dominant cannabis strain. Strains that are sativa heavy are associated with more energizing highs that don’t make you fall asleep. Plus, some people even say that sativa can help increase their levels of creativity and all that. Just make sure that you do not smoke it too close to bedtime, otherwise you may end up a bit too wired to fall asleep.
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