Paper Journal, and Feeling Tired
How much sleep do I really need to get in order to not feel tired the next day? I’m so tired of feeling tired. Sometimes I wonder if getting more iron in my diet, or taking an iron supplement, would help. Maybe I need to try it and see how I feel. I think I need to try cooking with my cast iron a little more often too. When I feel like this my urge is to grab some sugar or caffeine, and I don’t want to go down that path in the lae afternoon.
I’ve started keeping a written journal again, something I haven’t done in years. I’m not really writing paragraphs in it but instead am capturing random thoughts, ideas and such in list form. I might write a heading of “happy memories” and write what comes to mind, or “goals” or whatever. Part of it is an effort to cultivate more gratitude in my life. Part of it is trying to dump some thoughts before bed so that maybe I’ll sleep better. And part of it is the need to give myself time right before bed to remember what’s important. I’m not writing daily. In fact, I’ve only written twice this month. But that’s OK.
February 20th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Be very very careful about taking iron supplements they are potentially deadly to anyone with a genetic disorder known as Hemochromatosis. It is an extremely common disorder yet know one knows about it the initial symptoms are similar to anaemia and one can even be anaemic and still have the disorder. Of course you may be truly anaemic but you should establish this through you doctor by way of a ferritin test before you take any iron - ferritin measures your iron in storage do not rely just on a hemoglobin test as this may be misleading. I suffer from this condition and have terrible fatigue and often awake from ten hours of sleep unrefreshed. I have also suffered from terrible migraines I would recommend anyone who suffers from migraines get their iron checked and read about iron and its involvement in chronic migraine its all fairly new stuff but there appears to be a link. All of this may not apply to you of course but better to be safe than sorry. Good luck