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10 Effective Ways to Increase Your Energy Levels
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- AtriumGuy, on 11/02/2007, -4/+5GREAT article thank you!
- sofaKing812, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2Only 49 more to go.
- fdw2006, on 11/04/2007, -1/+11#8 is the only thing that I hesitated on. When I eat a large lunch I am tired as hell 30 minutes later. I suppose that has to do a lot with my food choice though. Hmm...Chipotle or Energy?
- sdcarter, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3mmm... steak fajita burrito. Maybe that choice right there says a lot about why I'm a fatty.
- ontain, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3they don't call it food coma for nothing.
- cphelps, on 11/02/2007, -0/+6Ditto. When you eat a large meal your body is at a much higher blood glucose level, which is believed to switch off cells that keep you awake. Here's and article talking a little about it.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9272-why-we- ... - wickedbuddha, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1I agree with you...I have hyperglycemia, so I have to eat small meals all day. If I had one big meal I would crash.
- mrblaack, on 11/02/2007, -0/+0I think I have hypoglycemia also, so I recently started taking Chromium supplements and now I feel great. Give it a try
- NJank, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2I believe it has something to do with the carb / protein ratio in the meal. Playing the insulin rush control game and all. I always heard it called a 'carbo coma'.
- fluidfoundation, on 11/02/2007, -13/+8meth?
- satx, on 11/04/2007, -5/+3311. Cocaine
- OMGWTFROFLMAOx2, on 11/04/2007, -1/+1212. Train in an environment where the gravity is 1000 times that of Earth!!
- capiCrimm, on 11/03/2007, -1/+7unless your a squid-human hybrid, you're just going to end up a gooey flesh-ball.
- Tyr7BE, on 11/03/2007, -0/+5...and if you ARE a squid-human hybrid?
- capiCrimm, on 11/03/2007, -0/+10then you're already a gooey flesh-ball. Really, it's a no win situation.
- Arcesius, on 11/02/2007, -1/+2that depends... are you the kind with lungs and tentacles?... or the kind with gills and arms/legs?...
if A... kudos on your typing abilities...
if B... seek water.... fast...
- Tyr7BE, on 11/03/2007, -0/+5...and if you ARE a squid-human hybrid?
- capiCrimm, on 11/03/2007, -1/+7unless your a squid-human hybrid, you're just going to end up a gooey flesh-ball.
- Ajjah, on 11/02/2007, -0/+813 - Dont stay up until 2 am playing WoW
- OMGWTFROFLMAOx2, on 11/04/2007, -1/+1212. Train in an environment where the gravity is 1000 times that of Earth!!
- KrayzieKyd, on 11/02/2007, -13/+5I should ask Bush how he has enough energy to go to war with a new country everyday.
- troy1of2, on 11/02/2007, -7/+5That's easy, he's not the one having to do any of the actual fighting or paying for any of it. The rest of us get the shaft on that.
- roberto_deneero, on 11/02/2007, -6/+5Bush has all the energy in the world because Cheney is actually doing all of his work for him.
- jrsvanquish, on 11/02/2007, -3/+0along with shooting people he hunts with in the face.
- rayraym0fucka, on 11/02/2007, -0/+5Does everything have to revolve around Bush?
- mydigga, on 11/08/2007, -1/+2Only if it's trimmed properly!
- troy1of2, on 11/02/2007, -7/+5That's easy, he's not the one having to do any of the actual fighting or paying for any of it. The rest of us get the shaft on that.
- flangle, on 11/04/2007, -6/+37Do you really need a top ten list?
Here it is.
Eat Right
Sleep Right
Exercise.
Nuff Said- iamsamed, on 11/02/2007, -2/+3Don't forget carbs. I'm not saying eat only carbs, but if you're on Atkins, South Beach, or something like that, your energy levels will suffer.
- catch-22, on 11/02/2007, -2/+5And if that's too difficult, drink coffee.
- mashw, on 11/02/2007, -5/+2Yes, congratulation smartass. This article was trying to define the 'right' part of your wonderfully succinct advice.
- flangle, on 11/02/2007, -1/+3Ladies and Gentlemen. The Final Arbiter! Thank you for playing.
- Arcesius, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2I dunno... I think there might be something to say about that silence thing... or the sleeping in the dark... and that gratitude one is pretty interesting, too..
- DangerStepp, on 11/04/2007, -2/+16I don't know so much about this list. Saying 'thank you' 50 times a day? I'm pretty sure that would wear me out. What about you?
- souljaboytellem, on 11/02/2007, -2/+4Makes you feel better about yourself though
- flangle, on 11/06/2007, -2/+3Fake Thank you's make you happier. Hmmmm.
- Jomwilli, on 11/04/2007, -0/+15Thank you for that.
- iamsamed, on 11/04/2007, -0/+12Thank you.
Now thank me for thanking you and we'll get into this recursive loop and have unlimited energy!- Arcesius, on 11/04/2007, -1/+8you're welcome....
dammit!!
- Arcesius, on 11/04/2007, -1/+8you're welcome....
- iamsamed, on 11/04/2007, -0/+12Thank you.
- Firehed, on 11/04/2007, -0/+3You don't need to do all fifty at once. With regular human interaction, it's not that much (at least if you're polite).
- Arcesius, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2methinks the author is referring to actual gratitude, and not necessarily any pleasantries...
- souljaboytellem, on 11/02/2007, -2/+4Makes you feel better about yourself though
- steveguy, on 11/03/2007, -0/+16Take in the Ki of someone next to you with a good solid punch.
- Tyr7BE, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3Playing a lot of Ninja Gaiden, are we?
- flink405, on 11/02/2007, -4/+2Hmmmm....another blogger looking for ad hits giving out so-called information that has no basis of fact....
- rugby4ward, on 11/04/2007, -2/+3Flangle had it right. Top 3 is all you need.
Eating a big lunch sounds silly, if I do that I end up like George Castanza sleeping under my desk.- yojiffyskippy, on 11/04/2007, -0/+3It says to eat "Your Bigger Meal" at lunch. I think it's trying to say that your mid day meal should be the largest of your meals, not that you should increase the mid day meal size. It's a subtle difference. Most people tend to eat their largest meal at night when their metabolism is slowing down rather than at mid-day when your metabolism is in high gear.
- peaceofwar, on 11/04/2007, -0/+3sweet soon i will go SSJ1
- deviouskoopa, on 11/04/2007, -1/+25Good article, thank you. I have effectively increased my energy level to over 9000.
- blackbelt88, on 11/05/2007, -0/+14Over NINE THOUSAND!!!
- Miche1987, on 11/02/2007, -2/+2WHAT?!
- yojiffyskippy, on 11/02/2007, -5/+1That's nothing, mine is over 9001!
- neutralmind, on 11/02/2007, -1/+2SUPER SAYAN!
- firechill, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1be careful though: A TIGER UPPERCUT! can decrease your energy by almost half.
- melonhedd, on 11/02/2007, -5/+0What the hell is an energy level?
- yojiffyskippy, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2That bar graph often displayed on video games which indicates how much energy your character/avatar has at any given moment in the game.
- melonhedd, on 11/02/2007, -1/+0That's a life meter gosh
- yojiffyskippy, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2That bar graph often displayed on video games which indicates how much energy your character/avatar has at any given moment in the game.
- norman619, on 11/02/2007, -1/+4How about some speed? It's pretty damn effective at raising your energy levels.
- aharrison3, on 11/02/2007, -6/+0this list is bad..dont bother
- Jomwilli, on 11/04/2007, -0/+8I would like to add, remove sugary foods and drinks from your diet. A soda will pick you up, but you'll be crashing for hours later. That office cake for somebody who just had a birthday or whatever, all that icing will put you in the old sugar coma in your cube.
Sugar, the sleepy drug. - McTim, on 11/04/2007, -0/+5Has anyone tried this Hemi-Sync stuff?
- Tyr7BE, on 11/04/2007, -0/+4What, the sound waves thing? I tried I-Doser ( http://www.i-doser.com ) several times and I got absolutely nothing out of it. I'm convinced it's a sham, or at least that the people developing it are so caught up in their work that they've convinced themselves that it's real. I tried it, as did a few of my friends, all of us with high quality headphones in situations that the website recommends, and all of us agreed that we got nothing.
- Agret, on 11/04/2007, -0/+1I guess it's meant to have a placebo effect on you?
- Tyr7BE, on 11/04/2007, -0/+4What, the sound waves thing? I tried I-Doser ( http://www.i-doser.com ) several times and I got absolutely nothing out of it. I'm convinced it's a sham, or at least that the people developing it are so caught up in their work that they've convinced themselves that it's real. I tried it, as did a few of my friends, all of us with high quality headphones in situations that the website recommends, and all of us agreed that we got nothing.
- Lindsey8, on 11/02/2007, -4/+1i will not do any of this.
- yojiffyskippy, on 11/03/2007, -2/+2You WILL DO IT! And you WILL LIKE IT!
- bubbadoo989, on 11/04/2007, -2/+6Not quite the definitive top 10 list on this topic.
Yes, the writer covers the basics (ie., get a good night's sleep, eat a diet of fish and green leafy's, exercise), but he never explains why these things are important. Besides, the brain is not 'fat' weight and the whole premise is ludicrous. The brain does have a 'fatty cap', that it is the top of the brain has a protective layer of fat.
Fish is incredibly good for the brain due to it's high content of choline; this is converted to acetyl-choline in the brain and used to fuel the cholinergic cycle in the brain. You want to have an expansive memory and quick wits, eat more fish. Simple as that.
Why don't supplements help all that much? They will help you somewhat, but most supplements are from phosphatidal choline, which needs to be converted to acetyl-choline in the brain. You may be wasting your money on bottled choline (besides, it's from fish anyway).
Basically, the brain is healthy when you're healthy. Things like coffee, smoking, drugs and environmental hazards (pollution, noise, etc.) deplete neurotransmitters. Eating well, adequate sleep and exercise allow the body to replenish it's supply of NE.
BTW, this is just some stuff I remember from school...- IllBeBack, on 11/02/2007, -2/+1"Fish is incredibly good for the brain due to it's* high content of choline"
Apparently you did not remember the difference between "it's" and "its" from school. "It's" means "it is".- jpop, on 11/02/2007, -1/+1I think he hasn't been eating enough fish lately. Thus the error.
- IllBeBack, on 11/02/2007, -2/+1"Fish is incredibly good for the brain due to it's* high content of choline"
- tomess, on 11/02/2007, -2/+1I do alot of those things already :|.
- lioneljaffry, on 11/04/2007, -1/+4They missed out "take massive amount of amphetamine".
- noctu, on 11/02/2007, -1/+86. Spend One Day a Month In Complete Silence.
With all that modern culture throws at us, spending one day a month in complete silence (and even solitude) is a wonderful practice to increase productivity and energy levels over the long-haul. Why? Because the little voice in your head never stops, and cultivating the ability to quiet this chatterbox, even for a little while, can do wonders for your perspective and ability to get things done! Try this one time and see how you feel.
see us introverted types had it right!- echolyean, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2Well, not that we "had it right" - but that's the difference between an introvert and extrovert: how one recharges. An extrovert is energized when being active, surrounded by people, in a group, etc. Introverts, such as you and I, usually find that extremely draining on our energy levels whereas taking some time for silence and solitude really helps recharge the batteries, so to speak.
- boredsam, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3If you've ever lived with a woman, you learn it's good to spend one day a month in silence/solitude.
- echolyean, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Or sometimes even the whole month. Aye.
- Arcesius, on 11/04/2007, -0/+2I believe Gandhi spent a day in silence a week... supposedly he said it was a spiritual necessity... I used to try it myself, and it's frickin' tough... mainly because people expect you to talk, and find it rude if you don't =/...
- firechill, on 11/02/2007, -0/+0advice: don't attempt this on a work day.
- s14rider, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2Get a Thai Massage
- mahdaeng, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Nuat thai boraan. Right on!
- FrederikNS, on 11/02/2007, -1/+4Coffee? Espresso?
- blacknred0, on 11/02/2007, -2/+1i try not to drink BooKoo with these tips anymore
- deathproof, on 11/02/2007, -6/+4Yeah I'm going to sit up in my bed before I go to sleep and say "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU" how queer. Stupid article all together. If you want some energy don't eat ***** food and work out. Stupid ***** article.
- yojiffyskippy, on 11/02/2007, -1/+3If you thank yourself do you still increase your "energy" level? Or is that a violation of the First Law Of Thermodynamics?
- magnus3994, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2thank you
- mahdaeng, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2you.energyLevel++;
- ColonelJessup, on 11/04/2007, -2/+6I have been doing number 6 for 4 years..........................I haven't really noticed an increase in energy levels, just moodiness, lack of friends, sensitivity to sunlight, friction burns on my penis from extremely excessive masturbation, and fits of uncontrollable crying.
- Encablossa, on 11/04/2007, -0/+2You can stop now
- maxyRO, on 11/04/2007, -0/+3What gets me going are my favorite tunes in my mp3 player, when I go to work. But nothing relaxing, energy music
- UltraMegaFilms, on 11/02/2007, -1/+2Some of this guy's list is a little "newage" if you know what I mean. There is a lot of spiritual talk, and not a tremendous amount of information to justify anything. I would rather hear my doctor's top ten.
- mahdaeng, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Yeah - because spirituality is just a bunch of hooey.
What if your doctor is spiritual?
- mahdaeng, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Yeah - because spirituality is just a bunch of hooey.
- MyCooL, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1The dudes a Scorpio, my pink and blue crystals told me so. I'll check the content of my dream catcher tomorrow then consult the tarot.
At a glance it seems sound, believe me, I'm the type to know. Thank you (49 to go) for this profound guide to improving my life. - fuzzmello, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2"Todd Goldfarb is the founder of We The Change. His most popular articles include The Path to a Spiritual Life in 5 Easy Steps "
- howser2007, on 11/02/2007, -0/+2Why not just use Vegiforce? They're not just vitamins...it's a new life system!
- Tallfriend17, on 11/03/2007, -0/+2I wonder if there is a way to get mine OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- blucill33, on 11/02/2007, -1/+0Interesting.
- nikkisixx, on 11/02/2007, -2/+0#11. Do at least 3 lines of coke in your work restroom. Chase with coffee.
- bubbadoo989, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1They say being grateful (as in saying thank you), does all sorts of good things for us.
I can see where, in our consumer-oriented culture, we always want more. What we have is never good enough. Our car is not new enough or fast enough, we're not pretty enough, skinny enough or smart enough.
So, I can see where being grateful for your good health and what you do have is a boost to your psychic energy. But I'm not in agreement with the author about it feeding your energy level. Frankly, this guy should have just cited having a good self-identity and self-esteem would add to your energy -level, as do lowering your anxiety and stress levels. In fact, I'd say--based on personal experience--stress is the NO. 1 waste of energy we have in today's modern, go-go world. Lower your stress and anxiety and watch your energy levels go through the ceiling!
Maybe I should start writing a blog that corrects all of Dumb Little Man's misconceptions... there's a real energy booster. - washins, on 11/02/2007, -0/+0"Every night before you go to bed, spend 5 minutes saying thank you out loud."
Sure, then call the men in the white coats to drag me away.
Here's the secret: get a lil tipsy, (not all out drunk) then crash for 7-9 hours and then eat a nice big lunch or brunch. Sex is optional, but it helps aid rest as well. - Lezlee798, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1What about some "Powerthirst"?
- Lezlee798, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1What about some "Powerthirst"?
- Tanath, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Try 4 tablespoons of hemp seeds with your breakfast. It's the healthiest, most digestible natural food source. You'll have lots of energy.
- amcmillan, on 11/02/2007, -0/+011. Ride the snake
- Niightwitch, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Sure, say "thank you, thank you, thank you" for five minutes before you go to bed, than call your boyfriend in to give you a blowjob because you'd be gay.
- floatingpoints, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Thistle Tea/Adrenaline Rush
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4/5 Merciless - dildoolielly, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1This article was written for people who need their thoughts emailed to them
- firechill, on 11/02/2007, -0/+012. Rob a bank
- BlueSkyfish, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1Shoot any random lifeform you see and hope it drops a phazon pack.
- iPissExcellence, on 11/02/2007, -0/+0I said it 49 times because I'm a nonconformist punk-rocker
- siwasher, on 11/02/2007, -0/+0"eating foods with a healthy mix of fats is essential for energy and productivity. Fish (wild salmon, mackerel, anchovies especially) and dark leafy green vegetables are excellent choices."
Exactly how much fat does the author believe dark leafy green vegetables contain? Is 'none' a healthy mix? - SEANWOOKIE, on 11/03/2007, -0/+1Vegeta what does the scouter say about his power level?
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