Eight Natural Energy Boosters If you’re in good health but don’t always feel energetic as you’d like, try some of these healthful pick-me-ups. 1. Take deep breath Deep breathing slows the heart rate, relieves nervous tension and lowers blood pressure while reducing Stress hormones. Practice deep breathing ten to 15 times every day and also whenever u feel stressed. Let the air fill both your chest and abdomen, and then release it slowly. 2. Meditate. It means to relax. Find a quiet place and sit comfortably. Relax, close your eyes and focus on a neutral Word like “oneâ€. When distracting thoughts intrude, bring yourself back to the neutral word. 3. Do some slow stretches. It can produce some of the same effects as deep breathing. It relieves muscle tension caused by fatigue Producing stressors and helps move blood through the body and oxygen to the brain. Flexing the spine Stimulates circulation in the body. Among the best is the cat arch. Get on your hands and knees, then Slowly and deliberately round your back into an arch. Hold for ten seconds and then gradually release. 4. Respect your body clock. Some of us are at our best in the morning, others peak at night. “If you get up and need three to four Cups of coffee to get going, you are probably not a morning personâ€, says Charles Kuntzleman author Of†Maximizing Your Energy &personnel Productivity. Determine†your prime time and save critical Tasks for high-energy periods. 5. Try eating smaller, more frequent meals. When we eat, blood rushes to intestinal tract and away from the brain, which can leave us sluggish Some experts believe that by eating five or six small meals, you help maintain your blood sugar at more Even levels throughout the day. For energy sake, avoid foods high in saturated fat, such as fatty meats, Ice cream and heavy sauces. These take longer to digest, diverting blood from the brain longer. But Don’t neglect food with essential fatty acids, such as fish and nuts. 6. Get more sunlight. Light suppresses the body’s production of melatonin, the hormone that helps regulate the body clock. Without enough morning light, especially during winter months, some people suffer seasonal affective Disorder, a form of depression that can contribute to fatigue. 7. Stand up straight When you slouch, you shift your weight away from the middle of your body, forcing you to expend more Energy to maintain tour balance. The heaviest object we carry around is our own body. As long as we keep It centered over our base of support, we’ll be less fatigued. Some simple ways to stay in balance: Keep your head over your pelvis, ears over your shoulders and the small Of your back forward. If you sit at a computer, your eyes should be level with the middle of the screen. Women Skip the high heels and leave the heavy handbag at home-both throw your weight off-centre 8. Re-examine your sleep habits. it varies from person to person. If you are dozing off when you don’t want to, or sleeping much later on weekends, chances are you’re not getting adequate sleep, says experts. Try sleeping an extra hour each night for the next few weeks and see how you feel You can make some small changes too, sip water instead of coffee, go to your work place by walk if it is walkable distance, you can get a dose of sunlight and also a refreshing mental escape. Doing all this by end of week if your office gang makes plans for Friday night you can have energy to join in. * Source- READER’S DIGEST
I really should be exposing myself to more sunlight, but it is hard when you have to work then spending all your time in the office and when you go home it is already dark outside. Nice tips by the way
Well, it seems I'm gonna die soon. I don't follow any suggestion you've presented. ...and c'mon, no one respect this: 8. Re-examine your sleep habits.
you have a point in that it is probably the most overlooked one on the list! and yet it's as important or maybe more so than any of the others!!
what happened to chugging a giant cup of coffee? Coffee is natural and is sure as hell is an energy booster