FIXES FOR FATIGUE!

Well, you know what your energy busters are...would you like to know how to fix the problem???

One thing that is crucial to fixing this problem is breakfast. Eating a good wholesome breakfast that contains some protein is crucial. It helps normalize blood sugar levels and provides your body with the fuel it needs early in the day. Muncing on healthy snacks -- like fruit, nuts, or yogurt, not candy or chips -- throughout the day can also help boost energy levels. Forget the processed foods, which tend to contain refined carbohydrates that set your body on an energy roller coaster. Instead, choose whole foods like fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, eggs, and lean fish and poultry. Foods that are rich in antioxidants and other phytonutrients, such as berries, green tea, and cocoa, can also boost energy.

OTHER FATIGUE FIXERS:

1. SUPPLEMENTS: To help normalize energy and prevent deficiencies, take a good multivitamin-multimineral supplement that contains all the B vitamins as well as a calcium/magnesium/vitamin D supplement with at least 400 mg of magnesium and 1,000 IU of vitamin D.

2. NUTRITION: Cut out processed foods. Eat a good breakfast that contains protein. Eat plenty of fruits and veggies to minimize the sugar roller coaster.

3. MANAGE STRESS: It is impossible to eliminate all stress from our lives, but you can manage your stresses. DO NOT turn to alcohol or other addictive drugs. There are so many stress relieving techniques out there like exercise, yoga, meditation that not only will destress you but also help you get in shape. If you want more information on this...just ask...I will help you.

4. REDUCE CAFFEINE INTAKE: Although we all love that cup of coffee in the morning or that cup of tea in the afternoon,caffeine boosts energy by stimulating the central nervous system and increasing the heart rate and blood pressure. But this pick-me-up can also let you down.

5. START BREATHING...REALLY!:

When you're stressed or anxious, you breathe more shallowly. This can set up a downward energy spiral: If you're not breathing properly, you're not ferrying enough oxygen to your tissues, and that oxygen deficiency impairs energy metabolism. Shallow breathing also allows toxic metabolic waste to build up in your cells, he explains, making you feel sluggish and ill. So...take deep breaths through out the day...in through your nose and out through your mouth....now thats just to easy not to do!

6. EXERCISE: Okay...I know you know I was going to say this...but really...When you're feeling drained, hopping on a treadmill, picking up a pair of dumbbells, or stretching your limbs into Downward Dog may be the last thing you want to do. Yet you need to expend energy to get more of it. That's because regular physical activity not only improves your mood and helps you sleep better, it can increase both the number of your mitochondria and how efficiently they work. Start off small and gradually work your way to better energy. 50 minutes of walking per day (doesnt have to be all at once) will boost your energy levels and you mood...and heavens what it does for your waist line!

7. SLEEP: And last but certainly not least...get enough sleep!

The effects of inadequate sleep on your energy levels are even clearer: You have trouble waking up and getting through your day without the crutch of caffeine. On a physical level, a sound night's sleep is crucial to keeping your mitochondria in good working order. Without it, your levels of blood sugar and stress hormones rise, slowing your metabolism and draining you of energy.