Page 4 - Fatigue

fatigue.

The best way to explain fatigue is to see it

as either an ability for the body to work and/or

make energy efficiently. The body works as an

integrated, synchronous whole. If any part of

the body's systems begins to work less

efficiently, it will begin to negatively affect

other related parts over time creating a domino

effect. The more parts this domino effect

impacts, the greater the symptoms related to

that specific problem and the greater the

fatigue. This booklet will cover some of the

causes of fatigue and steps you can take to help

the body begin to work more efficiently once

again.

How the body makes energy:

The energy used by your body is called

adenosine triphosphate. We will call it ATP for

short. The ability of your heart to pump, the

neurons in your brain to fire and your muscles

to move all depend on ATP to provide the

energy for these acts. As a matter of fact, with a