And going emptye in the middle of the morning or in the followingnoon? We have to check if our diet gives us enough ‘juice’. Our brain needs complex carbohydrates in particular to fuel long hours without tiring.
Tired? What if it was because of what I eat?
If you’re feeling weak, dizzy, having trouble staying focused when you’re talking or reading…it’s probably a little hypoglycemia (the blood sugar level is too low), sometimes aggravated by stress at work.
What do we eat to avoid falling asleep during the day?
First instinct? Rebalance your meals and see if that changes anything. We try :
- and anti-fatigue breakfast
In the morning, exit the traditional breakfast with baguette or rusks, cakes or pastries: we put on salty. The good combo: fried eggs with ham + whole fruit. If you really can’t swallow it in the morning, opt for wholemeal, rye or cereal bread (which raise blood sugar levels less than baguettes or rusks) with butter or a little almond puree.
- at lunch we prevent slack
At noon, we need a meal with a low glycemic index which stalls without weighing us down so as not to yawn all followingnoon. The buddha bowl, made from wholegrain starches (rice, pasta, quinoa, etc.) is perfect and ensures a gentle drop in blood sugar levels until the next meal If you are more of a salad or sandwich, these must contain a lean protein (tuna, salmon, chicken…) or legumes (lentils, chickpea hummus) + vegetables + whole grains (wholemeal bread, quinoa, rice or wholemeal pasta…)… And we add a dairy
- mon anti-fatigue snack
For the snack in the middle of the followingnoon, we opt for a fruit with some nuts. If you feel weak, rather than swallowing a coffee (in excess, it can dehydrate), you breathe essential oil of Scots pine or peppermint, which energize and reduce the feeling of dizziness (1 to 2 drops on a handkerchief). If, despite everything, the scenario repeats itself, it must be reported to the doctor in order to obtain a blood test and rule out possible diabetes.
Thank you to Dr Éric Lorrain, general practitioner phytotherapist, author of La Phyto, ma médecine au naturel (ed. Dunod), and to Pr Pierre Philip, head of the University Department of Sleep Medicine at the Bordeaux University Hospital, author of Relearn to sleep for be in good health (ed. Albin Michel).
