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FEATUREENERGY
Fitness Therapist Rosie Mayer answers the question
WHERE HAS MY
Energy Gone?
ow that the and salads in winter and heavy chemicals and hormones that
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spring is in the meals in the summer. Our are released under stress can
air, we should energy is being diverted to cause damage if they are 1
Regular cardiovascular
exercise will boost the
circulation and release
remember that dealing with these produced and circulate the feel-good chemicals.
as the seasons inappropriate foods. constantly. This puts a strain Getting out and about will also
change, so should our lifestyle. Stress is a buzz word, but on the body and requires help your system acclimatize to
However, our 24 hour, 365 day what does it really mean? more energy. the season and get the valuable
culture does little to reflect Some stress is good for us. The Eating few, heavy meals natural light we all need.
natural cycles and modern body can grow and develop by demands a lot of energy to
lifestyles eventually take their being put under the stress of digest, use and remove from
toll on our systems. exercise and we can feel the body. Diets lacking in
Macrobiotic principles are stimulated by mental iron, vitamins and minerals 2
Eating little and often
will allow you to pace
your energy
based on the energetics of challenges. These, however, mean there are not enough expenditure on digestion.
food and are not nearly as are short-term stresses. Once of these nutrients to support Eating vegetables for lunch
complicated as you might they are over and we are at daily life. Some foods and and dinner and alternating
think - for example, a rest from them; we are able to drinks can even use up our either protein or carbohydrates
cucumber is cooling and a chilli build stronger bones, bigger stores of vital nutrients. with each meal will also help.
is warming – but you knew muscles and more alert minds.
that! Looking at our daily diet But when stress is I Want It Back!
it is easy to think we were experienced long-term, our There are simple steps we can
clueless; we eat tropical fruit body becomes drained. The take to stay energized. 3
Cutting down on
stimulants such as
caffeine, sugar and
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