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13 Steps to Gaining New Energy


13 Steps to Gaining New Energy

1. Get to bed by 10 pm every night and in a dark room. Your body
does the most repair between the hours of 10 pm and 1 am every night,1 so
try to get to bed early. Make sure you in a dark room because even
small amounts of light can disturb restful sleep.

2. Cut out processed foods. Given our busy lifestyles, processed foods
are the most common foods today. If you opened a can, box or bag for any
of your meals today, chances are you were eating a processed food.
Processed foods are devoid of nutrition, full of chemicals and rob your
body of minerals. They clog your digestive tract and divert energy from
healing to digestion.

3. Avoid caffeine. Caffeine is fake energy that makes your blood more
acidic. It gives you a temporary high and can dehydrate you, making you
feel tired. If you need an energy boost, try a drink made with Vitality
SuperGreen or a shot of fermented Liquid Spirulina instead of a soda or
cup of coffee. To learn more about all-natural, healing energy drink
nutrition, read: Energy Drink Nutrition: The Dangers You Need to Know and
the Best Choices Instead.

4. Eliminate sugar. Sugar, like caffeine, sets your body up for an
energy "crash," and then you just crave more sugar. It also ages your body
and feeds energy-robbing infections. Try Stevia, a no-calorie sugar
replacement instead. Lakanto, a delicious sugar alternative, popular in
Japan, will be available exclusively through Body Ecology soon ... watch
this newsletter for details!

5. Include fermented foods and drinks. Young Coconut Kefir is a
fermented drink full of minerals that also provides you with plenty of
probiotics that help you digest food, assimilate nutrients, and boost your
immunity. Probiotic liquids are a great choice to boost your energy
naturally - and economically and conveniently.

You can easily add fermented foods to your diet with cultured
vegetables. Cultured vegetables are full of probiotics, vitamin C
(important for adrenal and thyroid health) and nutrients. Since fermented
foods and drinks aid your digestion and assimilation of foods, your body
benefits from doing less work to get a bigger energy boost.

6. Eat ocean vegetables. Ocean vegetables are critical for adrenal and
thyroid health. Try adding dulse, wakame or nori to your diet to see how
these small additions can boost your energy. Body Ecology created Ocean
Plant Extract to give you an easy, convenient way to add the benefits of
the healing, cleansing and detoxifying Lamonica Japonica ocean vegetable
to your diet. It contains natural iodine, minerals, and vitamins that
nourish your thyroid and your adrenals.

7. Drink water. Fatigue (and even the inability to deeply)
happens because of dehydration. You need water for every cellular function
in your body. Hydrate first thing in the morning by drinking two glasses
of water upon waking, then slowly sip water throughout the day. About
hour before you eat lunch and dinner consume another large glass of water
to "prime" your intestines for digestion. The beneficial microflora
benefit as well. Notice how doing this affects your overall energy. Keep
in mind that your adrenals control hydration and adrenal fatigue affects
your body's ability to hydrate. You could be drinking water and still be
dehydrated if your adrenals are weak. Be patient with your body. As you
incorporate Body Ecology principles into your life, your body will
respond.

8. Honor your body. Each day that you eat healthier than the day
before, your body will cleanse and detoxify itself. During each cleanse
you will feel tired and even experience cold and flu-like symptoms. Give
your body rest and stick with your new habits. This is a very good time to
visit a professional colon hydrotherapist or do home enemas with
nourishing implants. Ask your holistically-trained MD or Naturopath for a
referral or go to I-ACT.org to find a certified colon hydrotherapist near
you. When symptoms of toxic die off pass, you will feel better than ever
before.

9. Eat your animal protein in the middle of the day (11 am - 2 pm).
Digestion takes up a lot of energy in your body. If you eat beef, eggs,
fish, chicken, lamb, etc , do so in the middle of the day when your
digestive "fire" is at its peak.

Prepare a Body Ecology grain-like seed dish for your evening meal.
Body Ecology grain-like seeds make delicious and easy to digest evening
meals that contribute to a calming feeling that helps you soundly.

10. Exercise. You need adequate exercise during the day to cleanse your
blood, get more oxygen, stimulate your digestive tract, and soundly.
One of my favorite exercises is rebounding. Rebounding is fun, easy and
takes little effort, so you may find you can rebound even if you have
chronic fatigue.

11. Get sunshine in the morning and also during the middle of the day.
Your body needs the vitamin D that your skin manufactures when it's
exposed to the sun. Vitamin D deficiency is more common that you think and
adversely impacts your health. If you are having problems falling asleep
at night, I highly recommend at least 20-30 minutes of early morning sun
to reset your internal body clock. Of course, do not check your emails or
watch the late night news before retiring. Daily sun can help reset your
internal clock so that you feel tired earlier in the evening, making it
easier to go to bed around 10 pm.

12. Smile and practice gratitude. Do what it takes to decrease stress in
your life. Whether that means taking more time for yourself, switching
jobs, avoiding toxic people in your life or developing small habits that
help you feel relaxed, living a less stressful life is perhaps the most
important change you can make to enhance your health. The Emotional
Freedom Techniques (EFT), created by Gary Craig, is a natural, highly
effective way to handle stress and help give you the positive thoughts you
need to heal your body. I always encourage my clients to try EFT as a way
to support health in mind, body and spirit.

You can overcome your exhaustion, and these steps can help you on your
way. Remember the principle of "step by step." Please don't feel like you
must do everything at once. Healing your body takes time and care, and
it's ok to take one day at a time. I am suggesting that you look back over
this list and choose one step to do this week. Take another step or two as
soon as it feels comfortable, but never stop stepping toward health.
Remember the fable of the turtle and the hare, slow persistent steps win
in the end.

It's my hope that as you create more energy, you'll be able to give back
more the world around you. Because doing so brings so much joy.

Adrenal exhaustion is an underlying factor in all illnesses. However, most
health care professionals are not aware of the diet's vital role in
damaging, as well as healing the adrenals.

Listen to your body and let it guide you toward great health, trusting
that you are a unique human being.

Over time, you may notice (as I and many other Body Ecology followers did)
that your intuition gets stronger -- becoming your best guide to great
health!

Source:
"Adrenal Fatigue," DrLam.com.
http://www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_doc_format/adrenal_fatigue.cfm

Posted by Cougar Saturday, January 19, 2008 (21:01:47)