Fatigue Home Remedies

Some people simply need deadlines to keep moving forward, Dr. Sheridan says. If you're like that, give yourself both short and long deadlines—so neither becomes too routine.

Doctors always advise giving up smoking, but add this to the list of reasons: Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen available in your body.

When fatigue starts to drop one New York stockbroker, he doesn't buy or sell.

Whether you work out early, at lunchtime, or in the evening, don't save all your exercising for one block of time.

Dehydration can cause fatigue. Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day, even more when you're active. If you know you're going to be active, really fill up the day before.

"Learn to delegate," Dr. Sheridan says. If too many obligations or commitments are wearing you out, learn to say, "No, thank you."

Do you really need to take all those prescription and over-the-counter medicines?

As in pounds. "If you're obese—if you need to drop 20 percent of your weight or more—losing weight will be a great help," Fink says.

There's no denying the pleasures of massages, whirlpools, and steam baths. "It's hard to study scientifically whether or not they lessen fatigue," says Fink.