Every morning, even after a solid eight hours of sleep, Nancy wakes up feeling tired and sluggish. To get herself going she needs a dose of caffeine, she drinks her "Cocaine" ener*gy drink and takes her herbal energy supplements to give her some "monster" ener*gy. Finally, by about 9:30 a.m. the caffeine is working and she starts to pep up. Nancy’s ener*gy level is OK until about 3:00 p.m. when she bonks and can barely keep her eyes open. That is when she gives herself wings by drinking her “Red Bull” ener*gy drink, full of more caffeine, so she can make it through the afternoon. By about 9:00 p.m. Nancy is dog tired and ready for bed.
Does this sound anything like your day? Do you wake up feeling rested and energetic? Do you have plenty of ener*gy to make it through your day?
If you want more ener*gy than you know what to do with, the ener*gy of a child, keep reading. I am going share a secret with you, the two best natural energy boosters ever!
But first, what is ener*gy and where does it come from?
What Is Energy?
Technically, the definition of ener*gy is the capacity to do work. What does that mean for you and I? It means feeling vibrant, having the get-up-and-go to get through your day with a little sparkle and bounce. Ok, now we have a definition of ener*gy but we still don’t know the origin of our energy. Where does this capacity to do work, this feeling of pizzazz and passion come from?
Where Does Energy Come From?
Ultimately, ener*gy comes from the Sun. All of the ener*gy on the Earth comes from the Sun. The ener*gy that drives your car, lights your lights, heats your home, cooks your food and moves your body comes from the Sun. In fact, YOU are 100% solar powered! Everything is.
Since we can’t convert the Sun’s ener*gy directly into ener*gy for ourselves we rely on second hand solar power. We get our energy from plants. Plants store the Sun’s ener*gy as carbohydrate, fat and protein.
The only place you get ener*gy is from the food you eat. "Energy" drinks, pills and herbal supplements do not give you any real ener*gy. All they do is stimulate your body to crank out stress hormones that jack you up for a while and make you more susceptible to stress related diseases like heart disease, strokes and high blood pressure. If you want real, rockin' ener*gy keep reading!
Protein, carbohydrates and fat are known as macronutrients. “Macro” because they are big, “nutrients” because we can’t make them ourselves and they are required for us to go on living. The solar ener*gy is stored in chemical bonds within these macronutrients. They are like little batteries.
We call the ener*gy we get from these macronutrients calories. The more calories a food has the more energy it has. Protein and carbohydrates each have four calories per gram, fat has nine calories per gram. There is a lot of energy stored in fat.
Storage and Utilization
Feeling energetic, sprightly and zippy throughout your day is a utilization issue. Think about this: About 75% of we Americans are overweight. What are we overweight with? Fat of course. So, 75% of us are storing more ener*gy than we can even use yet we feel sluggish and tired. What is going on? Like I said, it is a utilization issue. It seems the better you get at storing energy (fat) the worse you get at using it. In order to feel zippy and exuberant you have to make yourself better at utilization. Here are top two ways to make yourself better at utilization.
Two Secrets to Feeling Energetic
If you really want to feel amazingly energetic, these two secrets are absolutely essential. They are also synergistic. Synergy is when the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In the case of these two secrets, if you do one without the other you don’t even get half the results you get when you do both. If you want to thrive, do both.
1. Eat the right foods
2. Move everyday
Eat The Right Foods to Optimize Ener*gy
If you don't have bursting through the roof ener*gy levels you aren't eating the right foods.
What are the right foods for maximum ener*gy?
First, did you know you have about 75 trillion cells in your body? How healthy, energetic and vibrant you feel is dependent on how healthy your cells are. Here is the thing--you can’t be healthier than your cells and your cells can’t be healthier than the food you eat.
In order for you to feel energetic you have to have healthy cells. In order for your cells to be healthy then need a membrane. Everyone of your cells is surrounded by an intelligent fat-based membrane. This membrane, when it is healthy, is smart enough to let the good stuff in and send the bad stuff out. You have probably heard about Omega-3 fatty acids and how important they are. One of the reasons they are important is because they are required for healthy cell membranes.
What are the best foods eat for Omega-3 fats? Walnuts, flax seeds and green leafy vegetables. Salmon and other cold water fish contain Omega-3 fats as well. The problem with fish is the high amount of mercury, a neurotoxin, and other toxic heavy metals they contain. Don't eat fish!
Ok, so you need to eat more Omega-3 fats to keep your cell membrane healthy, what else?
Eat for Ener*gy
Whole, unprocessed fruits and vegetables contain all the essential vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins, fiber and anti-oxidants your cardiovascular system needs for optimum health without any of the saturated fat or cholesterol found in animal-based foods.
If you want more ener*gy, optimize your nutrient delivery and waste removal system, eat at least 6 servings of vegetables and 5 servings of fruit every single day of your blessed life.
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