'Natsubate' Could Explain Why You’re So Tired This Summer

Anyone else exhausted?

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

Everyone – and I mean, everyone – I’ve spoken to recently has remarked on how tired they’ve felt.

I’ve felt it too. That level of bone-deep exhaustion that makes you feel like you could simply drop to the floor and drift off to sleep, even thought it’s 1pm.

And it turns out there’s a relatively simple explanation as to why there’s been this level of collective fatigue, especially in areas impacted by back-to-back heatwaves.

In Japan – where the summers tend to be hot but also very humid – they call it ‘natsubate’, which Tokyo Weekender said translates as ‘summer exhaustion’.

Many of us are feeling the effects of summer exhaustion

The heatwave has had more of an impact on your body than you might think.

There are a few factors at play here. Dr Ginni Mansberg, a GP and co-founder of ESK, said our bodies........

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