Fatigue is only a symptom of an underlying problem. There is no quick-fix pill to raise energy levels permanently --rather the source of the symptom has to be found and eliminated. Sometimes the causes are many and interlinked within a person, but the first area to investigate is the diet. You are what you eat -- meaning that what you eat turns into you. So if poor quality food is eaten, poor quality you results! Causes of Fatigue 1. Iron Deficiency is the best known cause of fatigue and is more common in menstruating women than others. When replacing iron, use iron phosphate, as it is non-toxic, rarely causes side-effects or constipation, and it absorbs well. Dietary sources of iron should be increased. Meat-eaters can get it from lamb's liver/kidneys, other meats and dairy products. Green vegetables are high in iron, but it is poorly absorbed, so vegetarians must rely on food sources lower in content buy high in availability, such as kelp, brewer's yeast, molasses,...

A general underlying cause of extreme mood fluctuations may be a genetic tendency or an inborn temperament. Studies suggest that close relatives are more likely to suffer from the problem than are people in general. Research in personality strongly indicates that emotional stability is a basic, or source, trait of personality. Such a trait arises not from learning but from biological causes. A psychological factor can readily interact with an inborn tendency. If, for example, a person who is a natural extravert is forced by life circumstances to lead a reserved, inhibited life, then an "emotional breakout" may occur. This will be identified as a mania. Once the mania runs its course, the person may submit to social pressure, retreat, and manifest depression. The mood swings under these circumstances can be interpreted as a kind of protest by the natural personality against the imposed social one. Mood fluctuations are possibly related to the body's circadian rhythms,...

Are you a victim of your moods? To some extent, each person is at the mercy of the shifting winds of individual temperament. Approximately 2400 years ago, the Greek playwright Euripedes said,"There is no harbour of peace from the changing waves of joy and despair." And about 400 years ago, the French author Michel de Montaigne wrote in his Essays,"If health and a fair day smile on me, I am a very good fellow; if a corn trouble my toe, I am sullen, out of humour, and inaccessible." In short, to be human is to have emotional ups and downs. Within reasonable limits, this must be accepted. However, there are people who experience wild, uncontrollable mood swings. These unhappy individuals are like ships at sea trying to keep from sinking in a storm -- in this case, a storm of temperament. Mood can be defined as "a transient, involuntary emotional state.". Associated with the primary psychological symptom of pathological fluctuations in mood (that is, mood swings that leave the...