[confused5000]

Recently I feel really exhausted to the point where I'm falling asleep at work and come home from work and just feel too tired to do anything. I think it may be due to my diet. I live in Japan and I can't cook so I live on a diet of convenience store bentos and restaurant food and I think it's starting to affect my health after one year. Do you have any advice on what I can do to get myself healthy and fit again. At the moment, my skin is breaking out in spots and I have no colour in my face at all. Any simple recipes or suggestions on how to eat a well-balanced diet would be great... for someone who doesn't have a clue about nutrition :confused:

Thank you!

[Justwantfair]

Sounds like you may want to visit a doctor, the symptoms seem like they may mean something else, not just altering your diet may help.

[Fuchsia]

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[mikedem7]

You might want to try a food and vitamin suppliment that I take called reliv. I've been taking it for 14 years e-mail me or Google reliv

[N0help4u]

Fuchsia I would be really interested in your link but it didn't work for me.

I use to fall asleep all the time but since I have been taking vitamin B complex and an anti oxidant in the morning and calcium, magnesium and vitamin D3 at bedtime I have lots of energy and rarely feel tired.
Sounds like you really need checked for vitamin & mineral deficiencies and take what you are lacking as well as get a healthier diet.

[Chrisseitzinger]

I had the same problem and found out that I had sleep APNEA. I saw a MD and she set me up with a sleep study to see if I had sleep APNEA. I found out that I was Moderate to severe. I am now using a CPAP machine at night and finding I am not sleepy all day long and falling asleep driving, at work or just sitting. Could be your answer. Also a good diet with salmon or other fish twice or more a week and a good work out program also helps.
Hope this helps??

[trmpldonagn]

I agree in that you may want to see a doctor just in case. Try eating healthfully for now. Whole "clean" foods or organic foods. It's OK if you don't have easy access to. Just eating vegetables, spinach and broccoli are especially good for their vitamin content. Protein such as whole eggs ( more than 3 per week not recommended) or just the egg whites. Oatmeal for breakfast or cream of wheat. A bagel even now and then is fine. Chicken or Fish. The idea is you want to get good nutrients back in your system. Stay away from processed foods or the store bought food you referred to. No good for that long at all. And yes you can have pasta or rice in moderation. If you want you may opt to have whole wheat pasta or brown rice. Careful what you put on the pasta though. No canned sauce or anything with preservatives and/or synthetics. You want to stay away from that stuff for sure. Once you eat fresh good foods for you, hopefully you will start to feel better if it is a case where you're nutrition is just a bit depleted right now. Feel better.