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| Boost Your Energy |  Such problem as feeling physically and mentally challenged or simply lacking energy for a large part in your day needs resolving. These constant feelings of tiredness become more prominent in mid-life and our energy levels can be boosted in order to maintain vivacity and improve concentration.
The following tips will help you to boost energy and prevent tiredness.
- Balanced diet
A nutritional breakfast sustains energy levels throughout the morning, followed with a high protein lunch containing only a small quantity of good quality carbohydrates. High carbohydrates like white bread or pasta produce sleep inducing hormones which will lead to lethargy and bloating in the afternoons.
- Fresh air
As stale air leads to the stagnation, you should work and sleep in a room where you can open the window. If you can’t perform this, take short breaks throughout the day and walk outside. Take deep breaths of fresh air to recuperate the system.
- Turn down the heat
You should know that your brain slows down when it gets too warm and in turn causes tiredness.
- Replace sugary snacks with lean protein
Sugary drinks or snacks only provide short term energy boosts, but within an hour you feel even more tired. Try such lean protein snacks as yoghurt, nuts, seeds and fresh fruit.
- Exercise
To feel immediately revived, march on the spot, run up and down stairs, skip or dance for a minute or two. Your circulation will enlarge oxygen to the brain.
- Water is best
You should drink two litres of fluid each day. Both mental and physical performance is affected when the brain is only 3% dehydrated.
- Take a short break
Study has shown that many people, who take a 5 minute nap or shut eye during the early afternoon, perform better for the rest of the day than those who don’t.
- Supplements
There is a variety of supplements that claim to boost energy levels. Co-enzyme Q10 is good for improving stamina. Acetyl-l-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid combined together may result in increased energy by boosting mitochondria. Some people find taking iron supplements also beneficial.
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