| Have you been inactive, eating poorly and feeling | | | | Take The Walking Challenge |
| negative about yourself lately? Everyone gets tired | | | | If you have been sitting too much then why not start |
| and run down sometimes but do you know how to | | | | by walking. Everyone deserves to take a break and it |
| re-energize your life the natural way? There are lots | | | | can be good for your productivity at work if you do. |
| of everyday stressors that rob us of energy and | | | | Midway through the morning instead of going to the |
| there are lots of natural ways to get that energy back. | | | | coffee or vending machine why not go for a walk and |
| Anxiety, nervousness, irritability and insomnia are | | | | pick up a coffee on the way back to your desk. At |
| common energy thieves. Here are some natural ways | | | | lunch do the same thing, take a longer walk and eat |
| to help calm your mind and energize your body. | | | | your lunch at the end of your lunch break. Park your |
| Herbal Teas | | | | car as far away as you can from the entry so you |
| There's nothing like a good hot cup of tea when you | | | | have to walk to and from the building at work. It's |
| are feeling overwhelmed or out of sort by something. | | | | interesting how contagious something like this can be. It |
| The comfort of a warm drink together with the | | | | can be fun and you could start a walking group among |
| soothing nature of herbal teas has been well known | | | | your colleagues and help them to become fitter too. |
| for centuries and used by many ancient cultures. | | | | We all like to socialize a little with our work friends so |
| Herbs like chamomile, valerian root, peppermint and | | | | why not invite them to go walking. |
| ginseng are often used in making herbal teas to help | | | | The Body Brain Connection |
| relax and alleviate stress and anxieties. Next time you | | | | The body brain connection is a wonderful duo. As we |
| are feeling anxious or stressed try a soothing cup of | | | | exercise our body our brain releases endorphins, which |
| chamomile tea. When you feel lethargic and too tired | | | | cause us to have that feel good response. This body |
| to do much, make a cup of peppermint or ginseng tea, | | | | brain connection is why as we begin to exercise we |
| and you'll start to feel revitalized. | | | | get more energy and want to exercise more. The |
| Drinking herbal teas not only helps with the mood and | | | | more we do the more we want to do. If you've been |
| energy of your body, but they can also help you to | | | | inactive and suffer from low energy, start being more |
| lose weight. Green tea is effective in increasing your | | | | active. As you become more active you'll start feeling |
| metabolism so that the body can burn fat. Also, green | | | | more energetic and looking better too. |
| tea is full of antioxidants. These help to destroy free | | | | Eat Fresh |
| radicals created when we eat certain types of foods | | | | Eating fresh fruit and vegetables are the best way to |
| and/or get too much exposure to the sun and | | | | get the vitamins and nutrients that the body requires to |
| chemical toxins. These are just a few of the benefits | | | | combat illness and diseases. The more colorful and |
| of drinking herbal teas. | | | | fresher the food the more food value you get from |
| Inactivity | | | | them. Just ask any health specialist and they'll agree |
| Non-stop or no go which are you? Maybe you are | | | | most people don't eat enough servings of these foods. |
| somewhere in between. There are more desk jobs | | | | Make sure you have at least 4 servings each of fruits |
| and computerized gadgets than ever before. We | | | | and vegetables daily. This is a case of more is better. |
| seem to be either sitting in one spot or racing to our | | | | The antioxidants in these foods help your body to kill |
| next stop. But how active are our bodies in the | | | | off 'free radicals' that can cause cellular destruction in |
| process? My hunch is most of us are not getting | | | | the body. So fill up on these disease fighting foods and |
| enough physical activity. Sitting at a desk all day can | | | | you'll have more energy too. |
| be really tiring. I know it sounds absurd, but it can be | | | | So, if you want to re-energize your life, start |
| difficult to get your body moving after sitting all day. It | | | | concentrating on changing some of what you have |
| seems the less we do the less we want to do | | | | been doing or not doing. Start by walking more. When |
| sometimes. If you can relate to this, then it is time for | | | | you feel stressed have a cup of herbal tea and feel |
| you to start moving and take the first steps away | | | | calmer. Lower the amount of chemicals you are |
| from being inactive toward becoming more active. | | | | exposed to by using natural products and eating fresh |
| When you start being active it works much the same | | | | organic foods. By increasing your intake of health food |
| way, by this I mean, the more we do the more we | | | | and vitamins, and by exercising you'll put more energy |
| want to do. I know this may sound contradictory, but it | | | | back into you life the natural way. |
| really does works like that. | | | | |