29 Dec Energy Boosters, Smart?Phones, Stroke ID
IN THIS ISSUE: * Energy Boosters: Ways to Get You Through the Day * Be Smart with Smartphones * Identifying a Stroke
Energy Boosters: Ways to Get You Through the Day – by Rebecca Jones
No amount of coaxing, pleading or pedal pumping could get the engine in the rental car to turn over. It was going nowhere. The travelers had filled the car with unleaded fuel, but it had a diesel engine. It had been able to run a little way on the wrong fuel, but not far. And when it finally stopped, it stopped for good.
Sometimes cars and humans aren’t so different. Both need the right fuel to run at maximum efficiency. Put too much of the wrong stuff in and a breakdown may be unavoidable.
Here are some tips to keep your body humming along like a well-tuned engine, full of energy.
Be Snack Smart
Strategic snacking can be a good way to smooth out dips in your energy level and avoid hunger cravings that can lead you to overeat when you finally do sit down to a full meal. So go ahead and snack. Just be as choosey in your snack selection as you are in meal planning.
Don’t fall for the fiction that all so-called “energy bars” are unpalatable but good for you, while candy bars are delicious but bad. Many energy bars are filled with sugar, so read labels, and look for high fiber, high protein, and limited carbs.
Nuts are among the best choices for healthy, pick-me-up snacks, nutritionists say. Nuts such as almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, and hazelnuts are all loaded with magnesium, a mineral whose health benefits include improving heart health, decreasing the risk of diabetes, reducing stress, improving muscle functioning, and reducing insomnia.
Another super snack food is …Click here for complete newsletter: Winter 2012