Feeling Sleeepy

[Akritghan]

im always feeling sleepy even though i get more than 7 hours sleep and its ruining my amritvela.....any tips or advice?

[guptveer1469]

Do you take a bath in the morning with cold water?

That could help IMHO

Also what you can do is a request in Ardaas...

[Singhson]

Possible lack of iron. It's best if you visit your doctor, rather than asking for advice on here

[Raju]

Your location is given as London.

What happens is that during winter, the body uses up all the sugar during sleep to keep itself warm and burn fat in the process. (Sugar is key ingrediant in converting fat into energy). So when one wakes up in the morning the body is depleted of sugar and we feel tired due to sugar deficit.

Begin your morning (first thing after waking up) by drinking some juice of soda pop which has lot of sugar content. I usually drink lime juice with sugar after waking up. And it makes me alert right away.

p.s. that would be juice OR soda pop according to your preferance.

[Matheen]

Regular intense exercise will keep your metabolism in check (there are certain yoga sadhanas that can help as well) and help you feel fresh and alert when you wake up. Also don't eat heavy meals before sleeping. It's always harder in winter anyway.

Sunnybondsingh is spot on. :TH:

[Guest G.Kaur]

Could be lack of iron, d-vitamin or b12 vitamin.

[spamindersingh]

An underactive thyroid (hypothyroid) can make you lethargic and sleepy. Try the other suggestions and if they do not work see your GP and he can check and give you thyroxine if required.