Natural Energy Boost

Everyone needs an energy boost from time to time.  We all go through times when it is so hard to get out of bed and the all day dragging just becomes normal.  There are a lot of reasons that you may be feeling fatigued.  Here are some of the more popular reasons for needing a "pick me up"...

• Lack of sleep/high stress levels.
• Physically over-doing it/emotional exhaustion.
• Nervous system over-stimulation: using short term stimulants like caffeine, sugar and nicotine.
• Poor nutrition in your diet: eating not enough fresh fruits and veggies and too much refined flours, sugars, corn syrup and more.
• Mental illness, such as depression and/or anxiety can make you overly fatigued.

Some of the things listed above, we can change, or make somewhat better.  That would be a healthy start in changing your energy levels.  Here are a list of things that will help boost your energy the right way, all natural...

• Ginger Root - supplement found at your local health foods store.  It is an herbal tonic for the adrenal glands, which produces the body's energizing hormones.
• Ginseng - supplement found at your local health foods store.  It is a useful herb to combat stress and fatigue, to maximize stamina, and to build strength. 
• Multi-Vitamin - make sure you are taking a multi-vitamin (we need it for the lack of vitamins we get in our diets). 
• B-complex vitamin - B vitamins are very powerful and have been proven to help increase energy.
• L-Carnitine - found at your local health foods store.  It is a nutrient that helps the body turn fat into energy.  It is produced by the body in the liver and kidneys and stored in the skeletal muscles, heart, brain, and sperm.
• SAM-e - a supplement that you can find at your local health foods store.  It is short for S-adenosyl-L-methionine.  It's found naturally in the body and is increases levels of neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine.  Studies have shown that taking SAM-e and L-Carnitine together can be a very good natural energy booster.
• Green Smoothie - starting your day with a green smoothie (or even an all fruit smoothie, if you are afraid of the greens).  Click here for my favorite Green Smoothie recipe.
• Make sure you are staying hydrated through out the day- preferably with water!

If you would rather just take one supplement, Naturallydirect.net has a energy supplement that I have heard is good.  I have never tried it myself.  Don't get overwhelmed, as I post quite a few options.  You don't have to use all of them.  Try the things that best suite you, as we are all unique (and wonderfully so).