How to stop feeling so effing tired

Feeling overwhelmed, overstressed and overtired? Join the club. It took a car accident for Dr Amy Shah to realise she was too effing tired and something had to give.    As a medical doctor and nutrition expert with training from Cornell, Columbia and Harvard Universities in the US, she devised a program to regain her energy and life, and she wrote a book about it. I’m So Effing Tired - A proven plan to beat burnout, boost your energy and reclaim your life draws on science and her work from helping thousands of her clients.    In this episode, Dr Amy Shah talks about why we’re all so stressed and how to tap into your “energy trifecta” - the relationship between your gut, immune system and hormones to help combat tiredness. Plus, she gives easy tips to boost your energy today. Fist pump.    WANT MORE FROM DR AMY SHAH?   To hear today's full interview - where Dr Shah talks more about how to "energy edit" your day and the complex relationship between your gut and immune system - search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Dr Amy Shah’s new book, I’m So Effing Tired, is out now (Piatkus, Trade Paperback $32.99). You can follow her on Instagram @drpoojaamyshah or via her website.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.