Fatigue is one of the biggest problems of modern life, but we’re trying to fix that problem in all the wrong ways.

Trying to “get” or “find” energy is like trying to grab a fistful of water. If you want water (energy) to sit in your hand, you have to first create the conditions under which it’s possible — in the case of water, keeping your fingers tightly together and your hand cupped while open will do the trick — but trying to grab the water will not. It’s the same thing with energy.

Energy isn’t something you get or grab, but rather the by-product of certain conditions that allow it to show up in your life. If your health and attitude and body and mind are all aligned in the right way, there’s nothing else for you to do but to feel energized. It’s the natural “side-effect” of a healthy life — it just comes with the territory.

Let’s say you were a swimmer wearing a weight belt and you wanted to increase your time in the 50-yard freestyle. You could spend a lot of effort researching the latest titanium high-tech bathing suit — which might add a second or two to your time — but wouldn’t it be a lot more effective to simply drop the weight belt?

Most of us are carrying around weight belts and looking to increase our energy with coffee and stimulants when in fact if we just dropped the weight belt we’d automatically go faster.

Some of the items on our weight belt are: too little sleep, disorganization, toxic relationships, high-carb diets, undetected food sensitivities, and all sorts of other facts of modern life that I discuss in detail in my book, The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy. In this article I’m going to suggest seven ways to help drop the weight belt from your energy tank. Do them and you may be surprised at what a boost in energy they give you.

1. Support your liver. You can help your liver do its job more effectively — and boost your energy in the bargain — by taking a daily dose of an herb called milk thistle. I consider the liver to be the most misunderstood and under-appreciated organ in the human body, because when it’s not working right, the first thing to suffer is your energy. Giving the liver all the nutrients it needs to perform its daily tasks is one of the most important things you can do to boost your energy.
2. Get ten minutes of sun every day. “The sun gives you strength, lifts your spirits and is a source of energy”, says my friend Al Sears, MD, author of Your Best Health Under the Sun. Like a growing body of health experts, Sears thinks we’ve become so sun phobic that we’re missing out on the myriad mood-boosting and energy-enhancing benefits that vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin has to offer.
3. Disconnect for a day. One of the great energy drainers of the 21st century is information overload. We’re deluged with stuff coming at us from emails, RSS feeds, blogs, social networking sites, TV, magazines, radio, fax machines, Blackberries… you get the picture. Knowledge may be power, but information overload is just… well, noise. Try a media-free day and feel your own energy accumulate — rather than dissipate as you attend to millions of distractions. Most of the chatter, when you think about it, won’t make much difference in the long run anyway. (If you find the idea of disconnecting for a day a frightening thought, you are exactly the person who needs to do it the most!)
4. Try the “No-Frills, No-Excuses, Anytime-Anywhere” workout. We all know that exercise helps with energy — at least I hope we do — but when it comes to working out, time remains a big obstacle for many people. Here’s my own “no excuses” lo-tech workout that you can do just about anywhere in as little as 15 or 20 minutes for an amazing boost in energy: 1) run a mile, 2) do some squats, 3) do some push-ups, 4) do some crunches. Stretch and go about your business refreshed and energized. And if you can’t go out and run the mile, do some jumping jacks in your office, or run the stairs.
5. Revive your “qi”. Acupuncture is based on the precepts of traditional Chinese Medicine that says the body and mind are inextricably linked; that vital energy, or qi, regulates a person’s spiritual, mental and physical health; that each of us is a delicate balance of opposing and inseparable forces called yin and yang — and when that balance is disrupted, vital energy becomes blocked or weakened. When our qi (energy) is at optimal levels and flowing smoothly, we’re ready to take on the world. Spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically we’re strong, healthy and energized. One terrific way to balance that energy is through acupuncture.
6. De-clutter and deep-six the energy drain. Here’s a rule I’ve found to be a universal truth: your energy has a perfect inverse relationship to the accumulation of stuff you don’t need. The more unwanted, unused, unneeded stuff you have cluttering up your life, the less energy you have. Believe it or not, the condition of your desk (and desktop) and office and living space actually reflects a lot of what’s going on in your head. If you take time to organize and de-clutter, you’ll actually be freeing up a lot of psychic space, and that can really turbo-charge your energy.
7. Take the right supplements. While supplements don’t really “give” you energy, they can correct metabolic issues that are draining it. They can also speed along certain pathways that are nutrient-dependent and that get sluggish (and energy draining) when those nutrients are in short supply. One terrific energizing nutrient is coenzyme Q10. It helps transform fats and sugars into energy and is a potent antioxidant.

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[Ed. note: Dr. Bowden is a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition and health. You can learn more about essential nutrients by listening to his free audio course, The Seven Supplements You Need Now. His new book, The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Energy Naturally is available now. For more information, click here.]

For years, I have searched for tools that can help people to connect more fully and easily with the “life-force” energies that comprise the essential matrix in which human beings function.  That search has taken me on many journeys, including the exploration of nutrition, herbology, homeopathy, flower essences, and transformational bodywork — just to name a few.

Recently, I have been introduced to a new tool that seems to offer tremendous power and safety at the same time:  Vital Force Remedies.

Vital Force Remedies are the brainchild of Russian physicist Yuri Kronn.  Yuri discovered a way to bridge the gap between the energetic and physical realms by developing a plasma generator that can be tuned to capture the “energetic signature” of elements, nutrients, herbs, essential oils, etc … and the frequency then stored in water with trace minerals.

This user-friendly system of remedies (you simply put a few drops of the remedy in a couple of ounces of water) has been objectively shown to immediately alter the function of the human body (through heart-rate variability and EAV studies) towards balance (homeostasis).¹

Studies have been done with plants and animals that definitively show that the effect is just not a placebo.  In one study, seed germination percentage was 73%, compared to 43% for the control group! ²

What really ‘sold” me on these remedies is what I have observed clinically with my patients.  I do a great deal of kinesiology and reflex testing in my practice.  This gives me valuable information about the energetic status of many of the body’s organs and glands.  I have seen time and time again these Vital Force Remedies balance my patients’ “readings” virtually instantaneously!

The implications and applications of this new technology are truly astounding.  For example, we know that pharmaceutically, the element lithium can be helpful for people suffering from certain mental/emotional challenges.  We also know that lithium in this form has some serious potential side effects for human beings.

What if the valuable aspect of the lithium could be “captured” energetically, without any of the potential side effects of the physical substance?

What about harnessing the beneficial effects of rare herbs and oils that would be cost-prohibitive for most people to consume?  I could go on and on.  The possibilities are staggering.

I am committed to helping spread the word about this important breakthrough, and this article is an expression of that commitment.  To learn more about Vital Force Remedies, visit www.energytoolsint.com.

Vital Force Remedies are only sold through licensed healthcare providers.

Until next time, I remain
Your Friend Along the Way,

David Kamnitzer, D.C.

References

1. http://energytoolsint.com/energy_medicine2.htm
2. http://energytoolsint.com/research_summary.htm

[Ed Note:  David Kamnitzer, D.C. is an expert at helping people achieve high levels of health and well-being -- far beyond what is available simply through drugs and surgery alone.  He combines his 20-year clinical experience and extensive knowledge in structural, nutritional, and energetic balancing to offer individuals cutting-edge approaches to healing.  To learn more, click here.]

Your body can produce massive amounts of energy when it is given the right fuel.  Once this happens, anything is possible!  Your boundless energy will drive life’s most important accomplishments, thoughts, creations, and relationships.  The world’s best athletes and business entrepreneurs understand this important fact.  High levels of energy have driven their many achievements and gotten them to the top.

But don’t think that performance-driven energy is for elite athletes and businessmen only.  You too can have it when you make some simple dietary changes that are required for energy building.

First, replace carbohydrates with healthy fats three times per day. I’m not talking about disease-causing trans fats and vegetable oils.  I’m talking about Mother Nature’s energy-boosting fats found in whole eggs, grass-fed beef, cold water fish, coconut oil, seeds, nuts and avocados, to name just a few. Unlike carbohydrates, consuming healthy fat does not result in a spike of the fatigue-causing, fat-storing hormone insulin.  And even better, healthy fat  exponentially increases production of the energy molecule ATP.  ATP is the master energy- and strength-producing molecule within the body. The more you have, the better you perform.

A single fat molecule can produce a whopping 129 molecules of ATP. In contrast, without enough healthy fat, the body is forced to utilize an inferior source of fuel for ATP production — carbohydrates. A single carbohydrate molecule produces a paltry 38 molecules of ATP! Do the math — a single fat molecule yields more than three times the energy as a carbohydrate molecule!

Second, begin supplementing daily with 0.5 to 3.0 grams of the amino acid, acetyl-L-carnitine (ACLAR).This essential molecule acts as a chaperone to fat.  It works by carrying fat to our cellular energy furnace — the mitochondria. Without ALCAR, fat remains stored, usually in the belly, and you grow tired.

An article in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics recently highlighted the effectiveness of ALCAR among the elderly.¹ The authors showed that ALCAR was successful at boosting both mental and physical energy. About 100 participants over the age of 70 showed dramatic increases in mental capacity and exercise duration as a result of ALCAR.

Finally, replace sugary energy drinks with water, green tea or yerba mate tea. Each one of these healthy drinks mobilizes fat to enter the bloodstream to ensure energy production.  Green and yerba mate teas can also boost mood and serve as a great pre- and post-exercise drink.

Once you have implemented these dietary changes, expect a significant change in your energy levels.  You can say goodbye to mediocrity and the highs and lows associated with the use of fatigue-masking substances.  And regardless of your age, say hello to a new found energy that will fuel success.

1. Malaguarnera, M et al.  Arch. Gerontol. Geriatr. accepted for publication 22 March 2007. 

[Ed. Note: Shane Ellison is known as 'The People's Chemist.'  He holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis.  He is the author of Health Myths Exposed and The Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. To learn more, click here.]

Take a page and divide it in half, length-wise. Label one side Energizers, the other side Energy Zappers. Look at your environment — your home, office, business, closets, yard, neighborhood etc. Write each item down under either energy zappers (the things that deplete your energy) or  under energizers, things that give you energy. Yes, some things may be on both lists.

Look at your finances — savings, bills, etc. Your relationships — with your spouse, parents, children, bosses. Are you getting out with friends enough? What do you do for fun? How is your health? What about your career? What do you do for recreation? What unfinished projects do you have? Take a detailed look at your life and record what are energizers and what are zappers.

Next, give each energizer a score from 1 to 10, 1 meaning energizes you a little, 10 a lot. For each energy zapper, score them from -1 to -10, -1 meaning a little zapper, -10 meaning a huge energy drain. Do you have more energizers or energy zappers in your life?

Now, pick one or more things on your list of energy zappers and commit to take action to eliminate them. Then pick one or more things that give you energy and commit to adding more of them to your life this month.

When you finish one, move on to another. Make this your most energetic fall yet!

[Ed. Note: Norma Reid is a Success Coach and Trainer. Living a fabulous life is not just about the physical, it's also the mental, emotional and spiritual. If you are ready to realize your magnificence and live the life of your dreams, visit Norma’s website by clicking here.]