{"id":6139,"date":"2018-09-04T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/?p=6139"},"modified":"2019-06-03T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T19:23:52","slug":"tired-of-being-tired-try-these-energy-boosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=6139","title":{"rendered":"Tired Of Being Tired? Try These Energy Boosters."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"There are boosters of energy, and there are busters of energy. Today we’re going over the boosters.<\/p>\n

Specific nutrients can boost your energy level in the short term, but also in the long term. The best part about these boosters is that they also happen to be delicious!<\/u><\/p>\n

Caffeine<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone knows that the caffeine in coffee and tea provides a short term boost in alertness. The downside of coffee\u2019s upside is that your body can build up a tolerance over time. In other words, if you perk more cups per day, your body will perk up less and less to that same amount. The best coffee is the one without added sugars. Also, be careful in the afternoons, because it can contribute to insomnia. Sleep deprivation will deprive you of the energy boost you were looking for by taking the coffee in the first place!<\/p>\n

Key Minerals: Magnesium and Iron<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

These two minerals are active in more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body \u2013 like breaking down glucose for energy, and carrying oxygen to throughout the body! The nutrition research is clear: the absence of these two minerals leads to fatigue, and their addition can boost energy levels. A deficiency can lead to fatigue,\u00a0dizziness,\u00a0hair loss,\u00a0shortness of breath, weakness, pale color,\u00a0headaches, anxiety,\u00a0restless leg syndrome, and more.<\/p>\n

Foods high in iron are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Foods high in magnesium are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Another Source of Iron<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is good to introduce healthy dietary changes to include more iron-rich foods, but another easy, \"\"effective way to increase your iron levels is to use cast iron cookware.<\/p>\n

Several studies have shown that iron can be released into foods that are cooked in iron cookware.\u00a0One found that the iron content of foods cooked in iron pots\/pans increase by 16.2 percent compared to those cooked in other types of pots.\u00a0Another huge benefit is that they are inexpensive and with very simple care will last a lifetime!<\/p>\n

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Cocoa<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

It may sound too good to be true, but cocoa can increase your energy levels in the long term through the specific kind of antioxidants most abundant in cocoa:\u00a0catechins\u00a0and epicatechins. These two do two very important things to increase your muscles\u2019\u00a0ability to create more energy for you to use. \"\"They\u00a0increase\u00a0the amount of nutrients\u00a0your\u00a0muscles have to work with, and also increase\u00a0the\u00a0micromolecular\u00a0organelles that produce the energy itself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These two effects help give you more energy through the day. How\u00a0much more?\u00a0According to one study, cocoa epicatechins alone produce a 30% increase\u00a0in\u00a0fatigue resistance and a 30% increase in new blood supply. However, the increase in energy that you get from combining cocoa epicatechins with\u00a0exercise\u00a0amounts to a boost of 50%!\u00a0In layman\u2019s terms, that\u2019s a\u00a0<\/span>huge\u00a0increase in your ability to complete your exercises and to go through a normal day with increased energy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How long will it take for these changes to occur? It took\u00a02\u00a0weeks for experimental animals to see a 30% increase in fatigue resistance.\u00a0<\/span>In a separate study, it took\u00a04\u00a0weeks to see increased capillaries and mitochondria. And subjects<\/span> with type\u00a02 diabetes\u00a0who\u00a0were administered\u00a0100 milligrams\u00a0of epicatechins per day for\u00a03\u00a0months showed a significant increase\u00a0in mitochondria.\u00a0<\/span>In fact,\u00a0before taking the epicatechins, their\u00a0energy-producing mitochondria had\u00a0all but withered away. It was only with the addition of the high-cocoa chocolate that their mitochondria\u00a0were restored.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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