Do you have low energy levels?
Common Reasons for Lack of energy:
- Not getting enough exercise
- Not drinking enough water
- Eating unhealthily (vitamin & mineral deficiency)
- Hormonal imbalance
- Taking medicine or drugs that deplete your nutrition
- Having an illness that depletes nutrition, e.g. Adrenal fatigue
- Over stressed
- Depression, trauma not dealt with, having limiting beliefs
- Job miss-fit
(Source: Powerful People Solutions)
How to replenish dwindling energy levels:
- Diet
- Fatty acids and protein from lean meats (such as chicken and turkey), fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerel) and nuts will boost your ATP levels. ATP is a molecule which stores and delivers energy to cells.
- Eat small meals and snacks every few hours. Large meals cause insulin levels to spike, which then drops blood sugar levels rapidly, leading to feelings of fatigue.
- Several small meals and snacks enhances brain function with a steady supply of nutrients.
- Fluids
- Feelings of fatigue is one of the first signs that your body is short on fluids.
- Fluids not only come from water and beverages, but also from liquid-rich fruits and vegetables, for example cucumbers, squash, strawberries, citrus fruit and melons.
- The recommended daily intake of fluids is 3,7 liters for men and 2,7 liters for women.
- Exercise –Exercise can boost energy levels in the body by raising energy-promoting neurotransmitters in the brain (serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine).
- Sleep –ATP levels surge during the first few hours of sleep. Healthy sleep helps to increase ATP levels.
Source: http://healthinsight.co.za/
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