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The Best Supplements You Can Take To Reduce Tiredness

27th March 2023

27th March 2023

By Vikki Rich

Your alarm is ringing, and you are yawning. Let’s be honest, no one enjoys getting out of bed in the morning, right? Feeling energised in the morning seems like such a foreign concept. There’s nothing worse than having your second coffee of the day, and thinking why am I always tired? You just can’t shift that sluggish, foggy feeling. Well we’ve decided that being tired is so last year. So, let’s get you, skipping out of bed with joy and having energy all day long, with the best vitamins for tiredness and lack of energy, that cut out the bs and help you tackle that struggle you’ve been having.

Why you feel tired

There are many factors that play a part in making you feel tired. Whether you aren’t getting the much needed deep sleep at night, or you have just done a workout and are struggling to recover. Being tired means your body is trying to tell you something. It either needs more sleep, or it’s lacking it nutrients and minerals to support you.

Now it’s important to keep a healthy balanced diet, but sometimes we don’t always have the time to prep our food and eat properly, we hear you, life can be super busy. That’s where vitamins and supplements come in, packed with everything you need in one single capsule. But there is so much information out there, how can you possibly choose which ones? That’s why we’ve put together a list of the best food supplements for energy that can help to reduce your tiredness.

The Recover Capsules

These bad boys are recovery, reinvented. The Recover Capsules are filled with research-backed ingredients, so forget the bulking agents and all that rubbish. These are filled with what you need to support you in the recovery process of a workout, reduce inflammation and regulate your hormone activity. So if you’re feeling tired after your morning gym session, or even evening session, these supplements could really help you.

The active ingredients to name a few are, maca, which is a root extract that is rich in protein, calcium, magnesium, fibre and amino acids. Maca is used to help your body recover from adrenal fatigue. Chocamine, which is a cocoa extract that can help boost your energy levels, supporting you to fight those sleepy feelings. ZMA which improves recovery and sleep quality, so if you’re struggling to sleep and feeling tired as a result, this one can help you!

Iron Complex

This may be common knowledge, but if you don’t know, your body needs iron for energy. It helps in the process of producing white blood cells in your body which helps supports your immunity as well as maintain your energy levels. If you are going to try any vitamins for energy, then iron is one to try, it is a highly beneficial one. A good iron vitamin to look out for is the Iron Complex by Purolabs. This has iron bisglycinate in which is the best quality of iron you can get. This complex is stomach friendly, and vegan friendly. It cuts out all the other rubbish like bulking agents too!

Vitamin B

There are 8 different types of vitamin B’s, vitamin B12, B6, biotin, folate, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and thiamine. Not getting enough of these will effect your energy levels, brain health and function therefore, your levels of tiredness. Because these B vitamins are water soluble, you constantly need to consume them as your body doesn’t store them. So if you follow a restricted diet, such as vegetarian or vegan, then you may want to look at trying these out.

We recommend the Smart Way B Complex Spray, which is a fresh lemon flavour, that is a high in quality vitamin B complex. You can spray it twice a day and get 6 of the essential vitamin B’s you need. Its quick and easy to use, perfect for those of you with a busy bee schedule.

The Relax Capsules

This one is for those of you who are tired because you’re not getting enough sleep. It might be that your stress levels are high, making it harder to switch off and relax. The Relax Capsules help you with relaxing and getting a bit more chill in your life. They are filled with super active ingredients that work to reduce your anxiety levels and improve your quality of sleep.

These nootropic capsules have Lions Mane mushroom in, which are filled with anti-stress reducing properties, which helps to balance out your central nervous system and furthermore help you to switch off and sleep. As well as this they contain, L-Glycine which also has the property to enhance your neurological functions and ultimately the quality of your sleep.

Hopefully now you know how to improve your energy with these boosts to your system, you shouldn’t be falling asleep in your soup at lunch time. Make sure you are also drinking plenty of water, keeping your body hydrated.  And if you want to boost your energy further you can increase your intake of high energy foods. These will add to your supplements to give you a completely nutrient rich healthy diet. We hope that you really do jump for joy in the mornings which your energy levels through the roof. What will you do with your newfound energy?

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