As your alarm clock rudely awakens you to start your day, you roll slowly to the edge of the bed as if you are about to roll off but slowly stand to your feet with a giant yawn and stretch. Now if you can just turn off the alarm completely without hitting snooze right? I know that as busy moms it is so very hard to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on a new day. Being a busy mom of three is just plain exhausting so I became desperate as to search for ways to naturally boost my energy without caffeine etc.
According to a recent article I dug up on Buzzle, there are 10 steps to help you increase your energy levels and in a healthy and safe manner:
- Eat a serving of Protein everyday! Fish, chicken, nuts, etc. are excellent sources of protein for your body. As alternatives for busy days I grab a tablespoon of peanut butter, it really seems to do the trick.
- Reducing or eliminating sugar will help boost your energy levels. Sugars and additives like high fructose corn syrup can significantly reduce your energy on top of being very unhealthy for you.
- Take nutrition and vitamin supplements. Diet and exercise together will boost your metabolism therefore boost your energy levels.
- Observe any food allergies or intolerances that you may be experiencing. These alone or combined are highly likely to reduce energy levels.
- Gas, bloating, etc. is a sign of poor digestive health within your intestines. This can cause low energy levels.
- Get a physical checkup. You doctor can determine if your fatigue may be caused by a medical problem etc.
- Sleep! I know, easier said than done right? Well, getting 6-8 hours every night can rejuvenate your body boosting your energy levels significantly.
- Exercise! Don’t over do or under do! Try exercising three to five times per week.
- Maintain good emotional health! This can be managed with good sleeping habits, etc. Any stress to the body will cause us to be lethargic.
- Don’t Worry! Worrying is draining and pointless to your body. Focusing at tasks at hand will help you stay on track.
I can honestly say that using all ten tips in my daily life has changed my energy levels and for the better. I am feeling stronger and more energetic and look forward to taking on my day. I was never able to say that before.
How about you? Do you have any natural energy tips that help you? If you haven’t tried anything, would you consider trying these above tips if you knew it would boost your energy and naturally? Please share your thoughts, feelings, and opinions.
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So, the ‘recession-proof’ label has become sickeningly overused. A year ago, Yahoo HotJobs! published an article featuring outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. They named Education, Energy, Healthcare, International Business, Environmental Sector, and Security as recession-proof careers. So how recession-proof were these careers?
Check out the list below and see which ones are actually doing as well as predicted:
1. Education 
With dozens of states in dire financial straits, education budgets are getting slashed and burned faster than the rainforest. As if public schoolteachers weren’t already getting ripped off on their salaries…
2. Energy 
The folks in this industry must have freaked last summer when people started seriously limiting their gas usage. Lucky for them, the price of gas plummeted and got everyone back to the good ol’ American tradition of burning petroleum like there’s no tomorrow. Keep in mind, however, that with a recession gnawing away at pocketbooks, Americans will cut back significantly on gasoline usage this year- guaranteed.
3. Health Care While doctors and hospitals have seen a drop in non-urgent health care, this industry is holding relatively strong. People still need emergency care, and life-threatening injuries and diseases have not taken a holiday.
4. International Business What a lot of people didn’t realize last year is how quickly a financial crisis in the U.S. would spread to the rest of the world in a serious way. They thought that American businesses would simply migrate to more plentiful hunting grounds overseas. Well, a year later, everybody is pulling back, from Beijing to New Delhi to New York to Paris. This year, the grass is not greener on the other side… on any side, for that matter.
5. Environmental Sector In the grand scheme of things, in the history of business and commerce, let’s face it: the green movement is just a fad. When corporations are trying to figure out how to just stay alive for the next three years, the last thing on their minds is going to be buying chairs made of recycled bamboo shoots just because their existing furniture is non-biodegradable. The only hope for this industry is to create green solutions that also dramatically help cut costs. With any given corporation, it’s Company first, Earth second.
6. Security They said, "No matter what happens to the economy, the public has to be protected." Police careers are stable, they said. I say, NOT ANYMORE, for the same reason education is no longer safe. Our states are bankrupt and are looking for every way they can to trim down costs. As long as our state governments are neck-deep in debt, don’t count on them paying for one police officer after another. They are already having to say, "We just can’t afford any more."
So, look at the results: 2 out of 6 of their so-called "recession-proof" jobs actually were. One of those is at risk. That’s a 33 percent batting average at best. Not good odds. Funny thing? I haven’t been able to find any "recession-proof" job lists for 2009.
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