| Having energy throughout the day is, for
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| | enzyme helps keep energy flowing by
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| many, like chasing after the elusive
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| | inhibiting free radicals inside
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| white rabbit. Just when you think you've
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| | cells' mitochondria (the energy-producing
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| got it, after a cup of coffee and a
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| | area of cells). Plus, they also
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| morning sweet roll, for instance, it
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| | contain riboflavin, another
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| slips away and feels as though it was
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| | important component of energy
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| never even there. Whether
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| | production. 5. Water We know,
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| struggling with energy ups and downs or,
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| | it's not really a food, but it's so
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| worse, feeling tired all the time, a
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| | important that we decided to include
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| lack of energy is a real drain on your
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| | it anyway. Water is necessary for your
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| work and social life. In fact, close
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| | body to produce energy, including
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| to one-third of respondents to the
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| | digesting, absorbing and
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| 2005 National Sleep Foundation poll said
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| | transporting nutrients. If you don't
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| they have missed work or other
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| | drink enough of it, your cells will
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| events, or made errors at work, because
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| | be less able to receive the nutrients
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| of being too sleepy. Another 23
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| | they need for energy, leaving you
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| percent said their intimate or
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| | feeling sluggish. If plain water doesn't
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| sexual relationship had been negatively
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| | appeal to you, try spicing it up
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| affected because of being too
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| | with a squeeze of lemon, lime or
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| tired.
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| | other citrus. 6. Cantaloupe
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| Of course, many factors
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| | This melon is an exceptional energy
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| contribute to your level of energy but
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| | food because of its combination of
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| one of the most influential is what
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| | vitamin B6, dietary fiber, folate, and
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| kinds of food you put in your body.
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| | niacin (vitamin B3). The B vitamins
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| Overall, a healthy diet with fresh,
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| | (necessary for the body to process sugars
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| minimally processed foods will give
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| | and carbs) combined with fiber
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| you drastically more energy than a diet
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| | (which helps the sugars be
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| of mostly processed food.
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| | distributed gradually) support
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| Specifically, adding the following eight
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| | energy production by keeping blood
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| foods to your diet will rev up your
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| | sugar levels stable. 7.
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| energy and help keep you from yawning at
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| | Kiwi This tiny fruit often gets
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| 10 a.m., feeling your eyelids get
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| | overlooked in favor of the more
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| heavy at 1 p.m., and nodding off
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| | common apple or orange, but it packs
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| during your afternoon meeting at 4
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| | a powerful punch. With more vitamin
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| p.m.--and they taste great too.
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| | C than an equal amount of orange, it's a
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| (NOTE: Eating the certified organic
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| | potent energy-boosting food. When
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| versions of these foods will
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| | vitamin C levels are depleted,
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| increase their energy-boosting power even
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| | people often feel tired. One study
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| more.) 1. Lean Beef or Chicken
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| | found that women with low vitamin C
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| (ideally free-ranged) Adding a little
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| | levels felt more energized after
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| protein to every meal is essential to
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| | receiving vitamin C daily. "They
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| keep your organs functioning and
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| | felt better and they had more energy,"
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| your energy levels up. Lean protein
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| | said Carol Johnston, PhD, assistant
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| also contains tyrosine, an amino
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| | professor of food and nutrition in
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| acid that helps your brain produce
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| | the family resources department at
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| the chemicals norepinephrine and
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| | Arizona State University. Other
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| dopamine, which improve your mental
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| | foods rich in vitamin C include raw red
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| function. Turkey, pork tenderloin, eggs,
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| | or green pepper, broccoli,
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| shellfish and sardines also contain
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| | strawberries and Brussels sprouts.
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| tyrosine. 2. Black Beans
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| | 8. Oatmeal This morning
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| Complex carbohydrates like those in
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| | favorite is loaded with soluble fiber,
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| black beans and other legumes help
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| | a key to slowing down carbohydrate
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| keep your blood sugar levels balanced
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| | absorption and keeping blood sugar
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| throughout the day, providing a
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| | levels steady. "A fiber-packed whole
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| steady, slow-burning source of energy
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| | grain cereal, oatmeal is your best
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| to make you feel awake. Plus, black
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| | breakfast choice for long-lasting
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| beans are a rich source of iron, an
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| | energy," says William Evans, PhD,
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| integral part of hemoglobin, which
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| | director of the nutrition,
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| transports oxygen in the body, and
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| | metabolism, and exercise laboratory
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| key enzyme systems for energy production
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| | at the University of Arkansas for
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| and metabolism. 3. Seaweed
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| | Medical Sciences/Veterans Affairs Medical
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