Energy Boosting Food Plan

If you drag yourself out of bed in the morning, can't function without gallons of coffee and run out of energy by late afternoon, then an energy-boosting food plan is right for you.

The good news is that energy can be increased at any age or at any level of fitness whether you are lethargic or active young or old.Your body makes it from the food you eat. The food that you eat will supply energy for your current activities and the excess intake gets stored in the form of glycogen in the liver for future needs.

The type of the food that you ingest decides your energy level for the day and for the months to come. If you eat food that's deprived of nutrients, it will affect your energy levels.

I'm sure most of you have friends who eat twice or thrice as much as you and are still low on energy levels.Therefore energy levels directly depend not on the amount but the type of food consumed. Another interesting fact to note is that even when two individuals of the same sex and age eat identical diets, their energy levels are poles apart.
Such distinction in energy efficiency is due to various factors like hormonal imbalances, hereditary, activity levels, ratio of lean muscle: body fat, stress levels, drugs consumed by the individual, environmental temperature (hot or cold season) and more important his or her individual responses to food.
Some individuals loose energy due to a possible inability to digest food completely. They are unable to absorb food nutrients from food as their body lacks the capacity to completely metabolise the food consumed and break it into glucose meant to provide the energy.

All this goes to prove that your energy levels depend on;

• The type of food that you eat, that is whether it is nutrient dense or nutrient deprived.
• Your digestive process

This means that even if you were eating nutrient dense foods, if you lack the ability to metabolise and digest it, it would affect energy levels.Avoid taking tranquilizers as they let you sleep but do not reduce fatigue.

How Can You Increase Energy Levels?

When your energy levels dip, do yourself a favour and pump up your body with;

• Water, as dehydration affects your energy levels because the activity of the metabolic enzymes is reduced.
• Complex carbohydrates.

Increase your activity level by exercising for 40 minutes regularly. Don't overdo it as it can work the reverse for you.

• 5 - 6 mini meals a day.
• Sprouts in the raw form.
• Vitamin B Supplements… the entire range of vitamin B protects the nerves and increases energy levels.
• A glass of raw vegetable juice.

Get a good night's sleep. It not only energises you but also improves your work efficiency.

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