Energy Question,help me please?

Question

I need advice on how to increase my energy. I have been ill and my energy levels are low. The doctors want me to take pills to increase my energy combined with excercise.
I have been excercising more but I really don't like the idea of increasing my energy through pills. If you have any suggestions, I'd be grateful.

Thanks.

I feel better already just by having answers to the question. It gave me a lift! Thanks, keep them coming.

Answer 1

Let's recap where does the feeling of being energized comes from: 3 main factors

1) The balance of neurotransmitters in the brain
2) The quality of the food you ingest
3) The ability of your metabolism to transform the food into ATP (equivalent to a little battery that the cells use to remain alive and work, when all ATP is gone you dwindle and die).

1) you can have people who eat well, absorb well and still feel crappy because the feeling is coming from poor brain chemestry. Example is clinical depression, where a person "feels" without energy to do anything. This needs correction by medication.
Another example: substance abuse, if anyone takes an ilegal drug that tampers with serotonin or dopamine (two of the main neurotransmitters) they may feel great for a little while but will become a couch potato later on, feeling without energy for anything (look at heroin addicts).

2) Some of the best nutrition advices out there are contained in the books: "Protein Power" by Dr. Eades, who himself also recommends the book " The Zone", with its proposed nutrition program. They are not diets but a way of life, the correct way to eat, so that the body will perform normally.
In summary they recommend an appropriate amount of complex carbohydrates (which is much less than the average American consumes daily), and also the correct, computed amount of Protein everyone needs (which is more than the average American consumes, for an average person it is around 90 g per day, while Americans consume an average of 40 g per day).

3) Proper chemical reactions in the body require the presence of Enzymes. The body can manufacture ALL the Enzymes it needs for proper functioning, if you provide it with raw vegetables in good variety and also eat foods with sufficient protein content (meat, chicken, eggs, lots of fish, whole grains, cottage cheese etc...)

If you add adequate amounts of water (about 6-8 glasses a day) and at least 30 min of daily exercise, you will get back in perfect shape in NO TIME. The body is a wonder, it has everything it needs to repair itself, given the right ingredients. Love yourself: Eat right. You can't love others if don't start by treating your own self right.

Good luck with your recovery.

Answer 2

Get a food book and read up on foods that increase energy and decrease energy. If you cut out the foods that decrease and eat a lot more of the ones that increase I'm sure you will feel better. Vitamins could also help my gram always tells me when there is something wrong It's because my body is lacking something. She is a little crazy but she has more energy than me and is never sick.

Answer 3

HI LGB

The main two ingrediants are nutrition and water (around a gallon a day, I drink). Organic food helps and stay away from fast food because that will drag you down faster. I also use a product called Superfood (herbdoc.com) that gets into your blood instantly instead of digesting food, which takes a lot of time and work by the body. The key is assimilating nutrition not just taking a pill, digesting it and getting 10% of the value from it. Dont underestimate the value of water again.

Best of health to you

Answer 4

www.zonediet.com

The Zone diet is cuttinge-edge. Given to Olympic athletes to maximize their performance. I did it and felt very energetic, also in a good mood! I did it with strength training and I quickly developed a gorgeous body as well. I can't recommend it highly enough! You are absolutely right to avoid "pills" by the way!!!!!

Regarding Tristan's response: Doctors don't know it all. They are too quick to prescribe all types of drugs, a great many of which are unnecessary and detrimental. You do not need drugs to increase your energy!! No way!!

Answer 5

Exercise and diet would help immensely. Try going for a short walk once a day. It's not too strenuous and always seems to make your mood a little lighter too. A multivitamin may help, particularly b-complex. Royal jelly, ginseng and spirulina are good ones too. Here's a link with some good examples of supplements you can take. Check with a good local health store and see what they recommend as well. Good luck!

Answer 6

Exercizing is good; but not all exercize regimens are equal.

Most exercize regimens in the west deplete energy instead of building it up.

I would recommend that you avoid jogging, aerobics, etc.

I would recommend practising Pillates, Qigong, Tai Chi, or yoga.

Master Lam Kam Chuen wrote a terrific book on two forms of Qigong (Ba Duan Jin, and Zhan Zhuang) titled "The Way Of Energy".

Answer 7

You want energy? sleep well. If you do you will wake up energized. Limit coffee and tea, do not take naps, get busy to fall asleep easily from tiredness, drink Annis at night to make you calm and go to bed with a book till you sleep.

Answer 8

You know what? I'm a nursing student and I think it is better to comply to what the doctor have told you. They are more knowledgeable so don't try to experiment. You may also ask your physician for any other way of treating your problem it is one of your right as a patient so don't be ashamed.

Answer 9

Exercise, drink heaps of H2O, get enough sleep, eat heaps of fresh fruit/ vegies and meditate. Yogic meditation is great for raising you energy levels. Whilst meditating focus on breathing in white light and visualise yourself becoming energised. Works wonders:)

Answer 10

Drink Mangosteen juice daily as it will improve the immune sytsem, kill bacteria, and is a natural anti-oxident.
Mangosteen is a natural nutrional supplement.

drugs are dangerous and foods, as supplements, are not.

why would you take a pill when a food could do the same thing?

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