64% of household chores and 71% of parental tasks in the home still fall to women according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE).

If one adds the fear of unemployment, the professional tensions, the excess of ambient noise and the air pollution, the cut is full.

Physical and psychic fatigue is slowly taking hold. The burnout is not far. 3.2 million people are exposed to it each year in France, twice as many women as men, according to the National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Invs).

To avoid touching the bottom, some dietary supplements can help us.

Eleutherococcus and milk proteins prove their effectiveness

Eleutherococcus is an adaptogenic plant whose medicinal properties are recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is packed with assets - eleutherosides - that reinforce resistance to stress and dispel mental asthenia. It can be used alone as a prevention against intellectual overwork: "in the form of capsules (one morning and evening before the meal) or in decoction (1 teaspoon of root per cup, let it boil for 5 min and then infuse 10 min. , 3 cups a day) ", says the herbalist Michel Pierre, author of" The bible of healing plants "(Oak ed.).

But combined with a milk protein hydrolyzate, it also manages to reduce the syndrome of burnout.

Pharmacologists from the University Hospital of Bordeaux have conducted a clinical trial * on a supplement - nowadays under the name "Solution exhaustion" of NMC Lab (available in pharmacies and parapharmacies) - containing these two ingredients, as well as taurine (an energizing ) and a melon extract. As a result, nearly 76% of the participants in the trial recovered from their burnout.

Rhodiola to ease the burden

"This plant native to Siberia optimizes stress tolerance by stimulating the production and transport of neuromediators in the brain," says Dr. Franck Gigon, Phytotherapist and author of "50 Effective Herbs to Treat You" (Ed. ).

And an Austrian study comes for the first time to validate its benefits against burnout. Published in March 2017 in the journal Neuropsychiatric, it proves that a daily dose of 400 mg rhodiole erases the physical and emotional symptoms of exhaustion.

Magnesium, the mineral anti-stress

" Magnesium is involved in the regulation of the nervous system and mood," says Dr. Pierre Azan, doctor-nutritionist.The diet is the only source of supply of magnesium ( pulses , cocoa , cashews , spinach, However, it is clear that 72% of men and 77% of women have contributions 2/3 below the recommended daily contributions ".

And as chronic stress promotes leakage through the urine, we bear less and less pressure. To break this vicious circle, one supplements in magnesium, at a rate of 100 mg per day during one month.

Precautions to take

But beware: if these food supplements give good help, they do not work miracles. They may get back on their feet sometime but do not avoid relapse.

Psychological help and an adapted lifestyle are essential in case of real professional or family exhaustion. This is why NMC Lab offers a web coaching in addition to its complements ( www.nmc-lab.fr): " The accompaniment is a determining factor in the improvement of the syndrome," says Nathalie Drouillet, co-founder of the laboratory.

* published in The Journal of International Medical Research