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Theresa Cheung. 100 Ways to Boost Your Energy
100 Ways. to Boost. Your Energy. Theresa Cheung
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INTRODUCTION. TIRED ALL THE TIME?
What is energy?
Energy and health
Energy peaks and troughs
Symtoms of low energy
The causes of low energy: energy-drainers
Sleep deprivation
Unhealthy diet
Rate your diet
The sugar blues
Stimulants
Dieting
Sedentary lifestyle
Toxic environment
Stress
Boredom
Pessimism
Energy-draining medical conditions
Iron-deficiency anaemia
Undiagnosed diabetes
Underactive thyroid
Food intolerances
Other common causes of fatigue
The energy solution
PART TWO: 100 ENERGY BOOSTERS
Boost energy with a good night’s sleep. 1 Beat the clock
2 Bounce out of bed (at 7.22 a.m.)
3 Make the most of doziness
4 Bed MOT
5 Pillow talk
6 Roll over
7 Take a power nap
8 Pull those socks up
9 Use the power of the dark side
10 Silent night
11 Sleep apart, together
12 Sweet dreams
13 Great bedroom design
Boost energy with food. 14 Freedom from transfats
15 Discover the zest
Energy-boosting lemonade
16 Dynamic breakfasts
17 Avoid the rush
18 Raw potential
19 The big chew
20 Power in a pot
21 Energy elixirs
22 Go to work on an egg
23 Raise your glass
24 Sweet alternatives
25 Green is the new black
26 Eat a rainbow
27 Full of beans
Warm bean salad
28 Do the protein shake
DIY protein shake
29 Pass on the sugar
Sugar shutdown action plan
30 Energy day
31 Be an iron lady or lord
32 Mighty magnesium
33 Get hooked on fish (or flaxseeds)
34 The best of the energy boosters
35 Eat your spinach
36 Power lunch or dinner
37 Optimise feel-good brain chemicals
38 Spice up your life
Boost energy with movement
39 Get your 30 a day
40 Walk the talk
41 Break it down
42 Sit up in front of the television
43 Train Swedish style
44 Swing in the morning
45 Straighten up
Good posture tips while sitting
Good posture tips while standing
46 Deskersize
47 Dance, rock and growl
48 Fidget
49 Do the twist
50 Kickstart with a brush
51 Supercharge your life
52 Five energising stretches
Boost energy naturally. 53 Breathing for energy
54 Refresh with alternate-nostril breathing
55 Light up
56 Stay cool
57 Power down
58 Pavement sense
59 What a shower!
60 See green
61 Stimulating smells
62 Open a window
63 Detox your home
64 Shower curtain surprise
65 Kick off your shoes
66 Tidy up
67 Look ahead
68 Refreshing sounds
69 Make your mind up
70 Get time on your side
71 Paint the walls orange
72 Just say ‘Omm’!
73 Creative cloud-spotting
74 On your toes
75 Revive with yoga
76 Go with the flow
77 Clear as crystal
78 Motivating massage
79 Achieve optimum balance
80 5-minute stress-management techniques
Boost energy with supplements
81 The energy vitamin
82 Get your multivitamin and mineral boost
83 B complex, high strength
84 Essential energy
85 Power up with carnitine
86 The magic of antioxidants
87 Boost energy with herbs
Boost energy with positive thinking. 88 Turn problems into puzzles
89 Get positive
90 Sparkle with energy
91 Say ‘yes’ to energy
92 Do something
93 Become a motivator
94 Less is more
95 Show your teeth
96 Reach out
97 An attitude of gratitude
Boost mental energy. 98 Break your routine
99 Do the cross-over
100 Buy a yo-yo!
PART THREE: INSTANT PICK-ME-UPS: RECHARGE IN 60 SECONDS OR LESS. Pop a peppermint
The power behind bananas
Get an ATP fix
Spritz yourself
Pump up the volume
Tarzan power
Try a boron boost
Rest your forehead
Hum
Yawn
Rub your ears
Take a power shower
Give your eyes a wash
Wear sunglasses
Try a cold rub
Sniff a pine cone
Shrug it off
Refocus your eyes
Drink cold water
Let the light in
Ergonomics 101
Choose the power seat
Rub your hands
Visualise energy
Blossom
Change your light bulbs
Put your shoes on and take them off
Brush your teeth
Stand on your head
Scratch your head
Sniff a lemon
See red
Light up your morning
Liven up your desktop
Skip
Make it a latte
And finally…breathe out
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