How to Naturally Boost Energy Levels

Eat Across the Color Scheme of Fruits and Vegetables -nThe beneficial color pigments in fruits and vegetables protect these living foods from oxidative stress. When we consume these fruits and vegetables, these same pigments protect our bodies form oxidative stress and provide a natural energy boost. n nBecome aware of the color schemes you are eating in fruits and vegetables and eat as many different colors as you can every day. Some of the most powerful colors are your reds [organic apples, red peppers, berries], greens [broccoli, spinach, green vegetables], purples [blueberries and other purple-toned berries], and oranges [oranges, peppers]. nnThere is also now just starting to be scientific evidence that shows organically grown fruits and vegetables contain higher amounts of these powerful color pigments. This makes sense if you think about it. Organically grown fruits and vegetables encounter greater oxidative stresses, particularly in the form of insects (no herbicides and pesticides used). To combat these environmental stresses they have developed higher levels of these defensive compounds, which ultimately benefit us when we eat organic fruits and vegetables. nnnEat Organic - nAn excerpt from Kevin Trudeau’s book The Weight Loss Cure says it best, “If food is not 100% organic, the food is loaded with herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, and over 15,000 man-made chemicals. This is unique to America. American produced food absolutely, positively, 100% will make you fat” and adversely affect your health. nnMany experts believe all of the artificial additives, hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides we put in our food are responsible for everything from cancer, depression, obesity, and a multitude of other degenerative diseases.nnSo how do you protect yourself from these dangerous poisons? It’s not as difficult as you might have thought. Change where you shop and know what you’re putting into your body. nConsider shopping at grocery stores like Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and Trader Joe’s. These grocers have made a name for themselves by carrying exclusively all natural and organic products. nnn12 Short Food Rules from Michael Pollan - n1. Don’t eat anything your grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.n2. Avoid foods containing ingredients you can’t pronounce.n3. Don’t eat anything that wouldn’t eventually rot.n4. Avoid food products that carry health claims.n5. Shop the peripheries of the supermarket; stay out of the middle.n6. Better yet, buy food somewhere else: the farmer’s market or CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).n7. Pay more, eat less.n8. Eat a wide diversity of species.n9. Eat food from animals that eat grass.n10. Cook and, if you can, grow some of your own food.n11. Eat meals and eat them only at tables.n12. Eat deliberately, with other people whenever possible, and always with pleasure.n