Blood sugar and fatigue Ok, now you’ve got your baseline fatigue readings! You should know the times of day that your energy levels are the lowest! Now you get to see just how connected your food is with your energy levels. It’s time to get familiar with your blood sugar! Most people don’t know what blood sugar is, let alone what their … [Read more...]
Module 2: Blood Sugar & Fatigue
Lesson 1-6: Your Personal Fatigue Score
It's time to put a number on your fatigue! Ok, I hope you finished all four fatigue scales. Today, you're going to take the totals from each and log them into your companion guide. Check your email inbox. Today, you'll receive pgs 19 & 20 of your companion guide. After printing out this page, I want you to log your results from each of the … [Read more...]
Lesson 1-5: Fatigue Scale Four – Checklist For Individual Strength (CIR)
Check your email inbox! You should have the newest fatigue questionnaire. It’s called the Checklist For Individual Strengths (CIS). You'll find this questionnaire on pages 15-18 of your companion guide. The CIR consists of 20 statements. With each of these statements, please record the impression of how you have felt during the past two … [Read more...]
Lesson 1-4: Fatigue Scale Three – Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS)
Check your email inbox! You should have the newest fatigue questionnaire. It’s called the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS). You'll find this questionnaire on pages 10-14 of your companion guide. Fatigue is a feeling of physical tiredness and lack of energy that many people experience from time to time. But people who have medical conditions … [Read more...]
Lesson 1-3: Fatigue Scale Two – Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) Scale
Check your email inbox! You should have the newest fatigue questionnaire. It’s called the Multidimensional Assesment of Fatigue Scale. The questions in this survey are about fatigue and the effect of fatigue on your activities. You'll find this questionnaire on pages 5-8 of your companion guide. For each of the following questions, circle the … [Read more...]
Lesson 1-1: Putting a Number on Fatigue
There is no shortage of proposed ways to treat fatigue. But how do you know you're getting better? What does improved energy even look like? And how the heck do you measure it? Have you heard of something called the peak-end rule? The peak-end rule helps to gain a little better understanding of the way your brain works. Your brain … [Read more...]
Lesson 1-2: Fatigue Scale One – Stanford Sleepiness Scale
Check your email for the first fatigue questionnaire. It’s called the Stanford Sleepiness Scale. Print out these pages and record your answers in the space provided. You're going to need to fill out Pages 1-4 of your companion guide. I want you to rate your alertness/energy at different times during the day. For each time point in the day, rate … [Read more...]