Physical Energy, Food & Drink
Burnout Guide
The purpose of sharing my roadmap is that I tried so many different avenues before I found what worked, and I spent a lot of time thinking one modality would cure the entire problem.
Here we focus on Food and Drink (non-alcoholic). Because I also have ME and Fibromyalgia, some days the exhaustion has made the act of food prep seem like a mountain expedition. The constant for me was making my life as simple as possible.
1. Simple Kitchen Hacks for Complex Exhaustion
🪷 Burnout-Friendly Meal Prep and Recognisable Ingredients
I make my life as simple as possible with batch cooking, stir-fry, and salads.
Cooking from scratch (mostly): Being very particular with ready meals (no ingredients you couldn't easily recognise to preserve their shelf life). I now love home delivery fruit and vegetables.
Batch Cooking: Freezing small portions has been a lifesaver. This helps me have options even when the thought of making a meal feels impossible.
Limited takeout and eat out. The path to recovery has made me happier and healthier than I imagined possible.
2. My Go-To Energy Swaps: Cacao and Coffee
🪷 Cacao vs. Coffee for Sustainable Focus and Energy
I tried with and without alcohol, and it didn't make a difference (I'm not a big drinker), so whatever works for you. But these two drinks made a difference:
Cacao: I've switched my dark chocolate habit to Cacao which has decreased my desire for more chocolate. If I do have extra, it's always the dark, high cocoa content variety. It gives me incredible focus and energy. During the summer, I've made the paste, mixed with cold milk, frozen banana and hazelnuts & blitzed for a smoothie. This website explains all of the incredible benefits along with a really heart-warming story from the founder.
Coffee: Go check out Exhale coffee - the website is an eye-opener about the lengths they go to to provide healthy coffee. I only have one or two a day, and this hits the spot for me.
3. Hydration and Gut Health
🪷 Kombucha and Bone Broth for Gut Support
Drinking water/herbal tea: Simple but essential.
Kombucha: I got my kit from Boochacha. It couldn't be easier, and all these months later I'm still doing it, loving it, and trying new flavours.
Bone Broth: Another one worth a mention is Freja bone broth and bone broth shakes. These are packed full of collagen and other great natural ingredients. I use the stock for savoury cooking and have even used the chocolate version as hot chocolate!
Herbal Tea: Simple and essential
The path to recovery has made me happier & healthier than I imagined possible. Every small change you make, whether it's swapping your chocolate habit for Cacao or spending 20 minutes batch-cooking, is a monumental win for your future self.
You are making choices that replenish your vitality.
Before you change your habits, you need the clarity to understand what to focus on first. You need to know exactly which symptoms are signs of your nervous system being hijacked, and how those physical signs (like inflammation) point toward your recovery roadmap.
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