Are you sitting all day, becoming sedentary? Are you eating a lunch with no protein? Are you eating desserts with sugar in them \u2013 such as ice cream, a piece of cake or pie? Do you have less than 6 or 7 hours of sleep a night? If so, you may be prone to a 4:00 o\u2019clock slump!<\/p>\n
Holistic Steps to Boost Your Energy!<\/strong><\/p>\n 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Move your body either early in the day, or at lunch to build vitality; even a short brisk walk is beneficial.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have protein 3 times a day, (2 \u2013 3 \u00bd\u00a0 oz. depending upon your weight \u2013 smaller amount for lower weights) \u2013 breakfast, lunch and dinner. The amino acids in the protein feed the neurotransmitters in the brain and give you a wake-up call. Your brain will be happy. Also, fats at every meal \u2013 such as sunflower or pumpkin seeds, almonds, hazelnuts or brazil nuts, olive oil \u2013 a couple of teaspoons, or a wedge of avocado, or 5 olives or a spoon of coconut oil melted on steamed vegetables. Your brain is 60% fat \u2013 dry weight. It needs replenishing all the time. Small amounts are sufficient.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have a piece of fruit instead of pie, cake or a chocolate bar for dessert –\u00a0 (unless it\u2019s dark chocolate \u2013 70% cocoa or more and then only a few squares. ) The fruit has vitamins and minerals \u2013 anti-oxidant champs that give energy and fuel the body. Fruit also provides needed fiber necessary for proper digestion and bowel health.\u00a0 (Fruit for dessert will prevent a sugar roller coaster ride!)<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Try drinking some water later in the afternoon \u2013 you may be dehydrated. Or if you didn\u2019t have enough lunch, you may need a small snack; choose one: turkey slice wrapped around an avocado wedge, plain yogurt and a few apricots or berries, raw nuts or pumpkin seeds and a small piece of fruit.<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reduce non-foods\u00a0 as much as possible: aspartame, high salt (sodium), sugar laden foods, chemicals that you can\u2019t pronounce! Also white flour products can be energy zappers as they contain less vitamin E, fiber and B vitamins than do whole grain products. Read labels. Your body doesn\u2019t know what to do with engineered, chemical foods. Also the digestion process takes energy and if the body isn\u2019t getting a payback from the foods you eat in the way of nutrients \u2013 you\u2019ll be exhausted from all of the digestion process..<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find ways to get 7 hours sleep a night and enough exercise during\u00a0 the day. Turn off your computer at a decent hour (not just before bedtime); sleep in a darkened room without flashing lights from technology so that your brain can build natural melatonin to help you sleep. Don\u2019t eat fried foods for dinner; \u2013 they may not sit well and keep you awake. A good night\u2019s sleep provides more energy throughout the next day and helps you avoid a slump at 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Try these easy, enery-giving tips for a week and you\u2019ll find your energy soar. (And if you are tired \u2013 take a short power nap!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you sitting all day, becoming sedentary? Are you eating a lunch with no protein? Are you eating desserts with sugar in them \u2013 such as ice cream, a piece of cake or pie? Do you have less than 6 or 7 hours of sleep a night? If so, you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}