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- While long work hours and stress can lead to mental fatigue, certain nutritional deficiencies can also disrupt brain function. Here are foods that can help.
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“You feel tired more often than usual? Do you feel tired all the time? Maybe there is something physiological as well that leads to this! Various studies have shown that a deficiency in the main vitamins B1, B2 and B3, leads to an imbalance that causes mental fatigue. How can you Feel tired often? “Keep your mind refreshed, your productivity at an all-time high, and reduce your chances of mental fatigue. Simple changes to your diet are key. Start including the following food sources in your diet and watch your mental health help you become more successful in life!” says nutritionist Loveneet Batra. Here are the foods you can include in your diet. (Freepik)
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Vitamin B1: A deficiency of this vitamin can manifest in symptoms such as fatigue, nerve damage, and even heart problems. To overcome this, you can include ragi, peas, sunflower seeds, cashews, milk and pistachios in your diet. (stock struggle)
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Ragi: It can be easily incorporated into your diet as flour and in other savory foods to replace maida flour and wheat flour.
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Peas, nuts, and seeds are also great snack options that can help you overcome this deficiency. (Unsplash)
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Vitamin B2: A deficiency of this water-soluble vitamin can cause fatigue, throat swelling, blurred vision, and depression. Your skin may crack, or you may develop itching and dermatitis around the mouth. To overcome this deficiency, you can add barley, rajma, peanuts, A2 cow’s milk and walnuts to the diet. (pixabay)
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Walnuts: You can include walnuts in your diet in several ways. You can roast them, soak them early in the morning, or add them to breakfast porridge, juice and salad. (Unsplash)
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Barley: Another grain rich in Vitamin B2 is barley that can be added to khichdi, used as flour and consumed as a nutritious drink. (Frebek)
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