Spring Fatigue

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The Spring Fatigue Syndrome
It has been noticed by many of us that during spring we tend to feel muscular pains and get cramps while we also get tired easier, we seem to find it difficult to focus, we feel a lot more tense than usual and we often tend to suffer from digestive problems, anorexia and headaches. That is why during spring we feel that practicing Yoga often becomes boring and tiring. Women tend to suffer from these symptoms more often than men. Most of the times we attribute these symptoms to our age, our work load or to social reasons but the truth is that these symptoms are a direct result of the reaction mechanisms of our immune system against the changes in the weather. Therefore, the healthier we are, the more intense the symptoms of spring fatigue will be.

Spring Fatigue SyndromeIn the beginning of spring, scientists noticed that our body activates the lymph cells of our immune system which in turn increase the secretion of hormones, adrenaline and interleukin. It has been concluded that the adrenaline causes an increase in the pulse rate and breathing and interleukin is responsible for the increase in the number of lymph cells while the number of red corpuscles, which are the body’s oxygen carriers, tend to decrease. At the same time, during this period, the body’s magnesium levels, magnesium which is vital for muscular toning and contraction, tend to drastically drop. It is more than just natural that all these changes in our body make us feel fatigue and exhaustion but there is no reason for concern. If in any case it does, a simple blood test can easily diagnose the spring fatigue syndrome by checking the increase in the eosinophil rates which consist the 2%-5% of the total white corpuscles in our blood.In order to revitalise our body, we can add natural, biological and raw food to our daily diet such as green vegetables, fruit, cereals and unprocessed dry nuts. Raw foods have a higher content of trace elements, minerals and vitamins which are required in order to deal with the spring fatigue symptoms. Foods with a high content in magnesium are sunflower seeds and green vegetables as magnesium is the main element of chlorophyll. It is very beneficial to continue Yoga practice during the spring season as even at a less intense rate as by adding a few more pranayama (breathing exercises) we can increase the oxygen intake in our bodies. Even before going to sleep, by doing a few relaxation exercises we can achieve a deeper, sounder and a more revitalising sleep.