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7 Tips You Can Use to Increase Your Energy Levels

Many people suffer from a lack of energy, due to hectic lifestyles and increased stress levels at home and work. Stress causes the body to become less efficient at generating energy. Here are 7 simple, easy to follow tips to increase your energy levels. 1. Start the day with this booster drink The first thing to take after you wake up is a steaming cup of water with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. This drink will not only refresh and revitalise you, but will cleanse your palate and boost your liver function. 2. Reduce dependence on ... read more

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1. Start the day with this booster drink

The first thing to take after you wake up is a steaming cup of water with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. This drink will not only refresh and revitalise you, but will cleanse your palate and boost your liver function.

2. Reduce dependence on stimulants

Stimulants like coffee create false energy but leave us more exhausted at deeper levels. One more cup of coffee only increases energy for the short term. Stimulants ultimately deplete our bones of their minerals, weaken our core energy, and prevent truly restful, restorative sleep.

3. Reduce your sugar intake

Excess sugar causes fluctuations in blood sugar, which can result in plummeting energy levels. Refined sugar is especially bad for energy levels and should be avoided. However, if you like to take sweets once in a while, do choose those sweets with sugar. Sweets branded as sugar free, actually have artificial sweeteners which are more harmful.

4. Sleep at the right time

It is well known that 8 hours of sleep per night is optimal. However, the actual time you fall asleep is important too. Hormone secretion, digestion, and other important restorative processes follow a 24-hour cycle linked to natural light exposure and there are certain times when the processes function better.

Growth hormone is one such restorative hormone. Eighty percent of growth hormone, which is needed for lean muscle, optimum immune function, and strong skin, is secreted during sleep between 11 pm and 1 am.

5. Take ginseng to restore vitality

Ginseng has been used for the past 7,000 years in traditional Asian medicine, and is prescribed for a variety of problems ranging from stress, failing memory, obesity and fatigue as well as a general strengthening tonic for the body.

Ginseng has been used in Korea to enhance athletic performance. Ginseng helps in rejuvenating the body, detoxifying the body, improving skin and muscle tone and revving up your metabolism. It is a good supplement to take to increase your energy levels.

6. Practice deep breathing every day

Stress, poor posture, a snug waistline, and habit are some of the reasons why our breath doesn't make it down to the bottom of our lungs. Diaphragmatic breathing is a simple way we can increase our energy and improve our stamina.

Do this simple procedure every day. Breathe in deeply until you fill up your lungs for 6 seconds, hold your breath for 6 seconds and then continue breathing out for 6 seconds. Do this at least 4 times at the start of your day and your energy level will be restored.

7. Change your cooking oil to coconut oil

Coconut oil provides a nutritional source of quick energy. It also relieves stress on the pancreas and enzyme systems of the body, allowing the enzymes to digest food efficiently. Good digestion will ensure you gain energy from nutrients in food.

The fat in coconut oil is utilized by the body to produce energy instead of being stored as body fat which is the common occurrence for other fats. This is why the fat in coconut oil is the best fat to take for increased energy.

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