These five tips could make the difference between just treading water when it comes to maintaining your health, and coming out ahead with increased energy reserves.

1. Eat Well

This seems like it should go without saying, but many people don’t realize the extent to which every single thing you eat affects your body chemistry. Foods either boost your energy or deplete it, they either donate electrons or rob you of them, they either harm or heal. So, while the supplements you take work to energize your cells and keep them working in optimal condition, if the foods you’re consuming aren’t healthy, then you’re making it harder on yourself. Look out for upcoming posts on how to optimize your nutrition, foods to avoid (some will surprise you!) and recipes.

2. Drink Enough Water

Staying hydrated is key to activating Protein Extreme Energy and helping GSH-Ignite, Maxodin and Adrenal Re-Boot do their work. Water helps to flush out cellular toxins and metabolic waste from the body so that your cells don’t get overloaded and bogged down. Staying hydrated is also essential to keep your internal organs functioning properly. How much water a day should people drink? While there’s no scientific consensus, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies recommends that men consume about 13 cups, or 3 liters; and women approximately 9 cups, or 2.2 liters, of fluids a day.

3. Get Enough Sleep

Think about it. Kids sleep a lot and heal a lot faster than we do. They don’t need caffeine to get them through the day – when they’re up they’re bouncing off the walls, and when they crash, they sleep so deeply it’s virtually impossible to rouse them. As we get older, we train ourselves to make do with less and less sleep, and often the sleep we do get is restless, unsatisfying. Sleep is fundamental to our well-being: we regenerate and rejuvenate our bodies when we sleep deeply, it helps us deal with stress and improves our mood and cognition. In the next few months we’ll be discussing sleep in more detail: tricks on how to get it and why it’s so vital to your health. For now, just try to get at least 8 hours a night, preferably closer to 9.

4. Make a Supplement Plan & Stick to it

As much as possible, stick with your plan. A missed pill here and there won’t make a difference, but the more you stick with a schedule, the happier your body will be.

For example, here’s my plan:

Morning: A scoop of Protein Extreme Energy first thing on empty stomach, followed by a glass of water.

Breakfast: 2 Maxodin with food

Mid-afternoon Slump: A scoop of GSH-Ignite, followed by a glass of water

(this works for me every time)

Dinnertime: 2 Adrenal Re-Boot with food

If I’m exercising, then I add in an extra serving of Protein Extreme Energy pre-workout and GSH-Restore (this is the vanilla version of GSH-Ignite) post-workout.

5. Breathe

As the adage goes, breath is life. We’ve been doing it since we were born, so we should all be experts now, right? Wrong. Most of us don’t take full breaths, we keep them shallow and this causes a whole slew of health problems for us relating to low levels of blood oxygen (which we will elaborate on in future posts). You don’t need to be a yogi or devote hours to this. If you can get outside and go for a walk every day, great – do it and focus on your breathing. If not, just take a few minutes while you’re at work to concentrate on your breath and practice deep breathing. This is an especially effective thing to do when you’re under stress or feeling tired. It will help get more oxygen to your brain, center and calm you.  Plus, it just feels nice to breathe.

What about you? How do you take your Life Health Secrets supplements? Share your tips for increasing core energy with us!

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