Are you Always Feeling Tired?

Do you rely on a cup of coffee at 3pm every day? Or worse…a candy bar?

These temporary energy sources send your blood sugar wildly soaring only to crash just as rapidly as it rose. 

The solution is to keep your energy stable throughout the day. To do this, you need to fuel your body with nourishing foods that help keep your blood sugar unchanged.

Here are 13 ways to stay energized so you can enjoy an active lifestyle (without caffeine or sugar!):

 

1. Maintain Blood Sugar — You can do this by eating the right combination of healthy foods (vegetable or fruit + whole grain + lean protein + healthy fat + spices) and eating frequently.  Don’t skip meals!

2. Focus on Whole Foods — Forego packaged and processed foods in favor of fresh, whole foods that your body can easily identify and assimilate for energy.  

3. Eat Healthy Fats — Increasing your intake of such healthy fats as avocado, flaxseed oil, coconut oil, and nuts help you achieve a “slow burn” that gives you sustained energy throughout the day.

4. Eat Low-GI Foods — You digest and metabolize low-glycemic-index foods slowly, which means you receive a steady amount of energy from these foods.  Click here for a list of low GI foods.

5. Eat Iron-Rich Foods — Getting enough iron can be an issue that many women struggle with.  When you are iron deficient, fatigue is a side effect. Increasing your intake of iron can help ward this off. Great plant sources include spinach, lentils, beans, and sesame seeds.  Combining these foods with vitamin C-rich foods can boost absorption.

6. Stay Hydrated! — Dehydration and fatigue are closely tied.  When you feel sluggish, drink more water.  Adding a lemon wedge will have an alkalizing effect and make you feel even more refreshed.

7. Drink Apple Cider Vinegar — Exercise (and sometimes extreme stress) cause lactic acid to build up in the body, causing fatigue. The amino acids contained in apple cider vinegar can combat this.  What’s more, apple cider vinegar is alkalizing and contains potassium and enzymes that may help boost your energy levels.

8. Resist Sugar and Caffeine — Sugary foods and caffeinated beverages give you a temporary artificial boost of energy, but it’s not something that’s sustainable. Do all you can to avoid them lest you succumb to a rollercoaster ride.

9. Keep a Food Journal — Being mindful of what you eat and monitoring how it effects your energy levels can go a long way towards helping you establish a blueprint for what works for your body.

10. Set a Positive Intention — According to Ayurvedic tradition, setting a positive intention when preparing and consuming your food can help you receive more energy from what you eat.  If nothing else, it lets you stop and give gratitude at mealtimes, which is always nourishing.

11. Diffuse Essential Oils — Diffusing any citrus essential oil is shown to help uplift and improve your mood, while Frankincense, Peppermint, and Rosemary are beneficial in invigorating the senses (source)

12. Take Daily Supplements — Chances are that your diet is lacking some necessary vitamins and minerals. This is why I recommend a daily supplement.  

13. Do a Detox — Many people report gaining their energy back after they completed my 10-Day Detox Online Nutrition Program. Check it out here

 

 
10 Ways to Have Energy All Day | GroovyBeets.com
Leann Forst, MBA, CHC, CEOC — Holistic Health Practitioner

Leann is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Essential Oils Coach, holding a Master’s degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Leann is accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. And she is an award winning author of 2 books How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies and 100 Ways to Lose Weight”.

Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she lives with her husband and 2 kids.

As a wife of a brain cancer survivor, Leann has a special interest in anti-cancer nutrition and detoxification. She works with individuals and groups, and speaks regularly at hospitals, schools and organizations to teach people how to attain optimal health by getting to the root cause of chronic and inflammatory conditions, while using healing modalities such as essential oils. Click here to get Leann’s free report, “37 Cancer Facts You Should Know…But Probably Don’t

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