What helps chronic fatigue?

Chronic fatigue may improve by addressing the basics that support energy: sleep, nutrition, stress, hydration, social connection, and appropriately scaled exercise.

1. Sleep and nutrition: Make good-quality, sufficient sleep a consistent priority, alongside healthful, individualized nutrition. These are foundations for energy and vitality. 1 2
2. Social connection: Supportive relationships can help regulate the nervous system and provide a sense of emotional support. 3
3. Stress, hydration, and moderate exercise: Managing stress may help with fatigue; chronic fatigue syndrome is discussed in connection with psychological stress. Stay hydrated, and choose exercise you can sustain without overdoing it—adjusting intensity to your circumstances. 4 5