| If you've been tired and listless lately, dragging your | | | | loose your muscles. Squeeze your shoulder blades |
| feet and not able to get out of a funk, maybe you | | | | together, stretch your arms and legs and roll your head |
| need to do something to fire up your energy level. | | | | from side to side. This increases your energy by |
| Here are a few suggestions on how to accomplish | | | | raising the heart rate loosening muscles and boosting |
| that. | | | | blood flow. |
| - Eat pumpkin seeds. By eating pumpkin seeds, you | | | | - Eat more often. If you can eat something every |
| can help fight fatigue. Pumpkin seeds contain | | | | three hours, you can keep your body fueled and |
| magnesium. Researchers report that have too-low | | | | concentration high. However, the type of snacks you |
| levels of magnesium can cause us to tire more easily. | | | | should be eating in-between meals are a handful of |
| Magnesium keeps the heart rhythm healthy and the | | | | roasted soybeans or some dried fruit--not candy or |
| nervous system functioning smoothly. Try to eat at | | | | soda. |
| least 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds daily. | | | | - Take vitamin C. Vitamin C is essential for breaking |
| - Take a ginseng supplement. Ginseng is an herb that | | | | down the food that provides fuel for your cells. You |
| is proven to rev up energy by 40% or more. However, | | | | should take a vitamin C supplement in the amount of |
| ginseng loses its effectiveness if used non-stop. In | | | | 500 mg. Or, better yet, try to eat at least one orange |
| order to bypass this, you can take a ginseng | | | | per day. |
| supplement for three weeks, then stop for a week | | | | If your fatigue last more than two weeks, you |
| before starting again. | | | | probably need to see your doctor to rule out any |
| - Stretch occasionally. Recent research reveals that | | | | underlying health problems such as diabetes, sleep |
| taking a few minutes each afternoon to stretch and | | | | apnea, anemia, depression or thyroid problems. |