Feeling Sluggish? Try These High-Energy Foods!
It’s mid-afternoon, and here comes that all-too-familiar feeling — you’re dragging, and you’re also starving. Why does this always happen to you? Well the answer could (partially) lie in what makes up your meals.
“How energized we feel relates to our lifestyle routine, including how much sleep you get, whether or not we regularly exercise, our stress levels and how well we manage them, whether we’re properly hydrated and, of course, the quality of our diet,” explains Dawn Jackson Blatner, RDN, CSSD, author of The Superfood Swap. “Healthy lifestyle routines help all of our body systems work better, which leads to us feeling recharged, motivated and alert.”
Translation: If you’ve been burning the candle at both ends and not taking care of yourself in general, you can expect energy drops. And while another cup o’ joe or candy bar might sound like an easy fix, it’s actually the last thing you need when it comes to replenishing your energy stores for the long haul.
Excerpted from Good Housekeeping
