Natural Health: My daughter is exhausted since finishing the Leaving Cert — how can I help?

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Megan Sheppard: A significant stressful event, such as the Leaving Cert, taxes the nervous system, which can deplete the body of B vitamins. Picture: iStock

My daughter is exhausted since finishing the Leaving Cert, which put her under huge pressure. She is normally upbeat and outgoing, but now wants to stay at home. Is there a remedy you could suggest?

It can take considerable time to recover after being under such enormous pressure, whether it is pressure that we put on ourselves or externally — likely a bit of both in your daughter’s case.