Thursday, January 24, 2013

6 Ways to Increase Energy with the Food You Already Eat- Part 2



The food we eat is packed with energy, but the sad part is that most of it is wasted due to the eating habits we develop growing up. Here are six ways to increase energy with the food you already eat. No fancy diets, just a different mentality for developing eating habits.

Take a walk right after a meal

It's incredible what a long walk can do for your digestion. The act of walking massages the stomach and sort of tumbles the food around inside there, exposing more surfaces to your digestive stomach acids.

It works like an alka seltzer. Try a little experiment: Drop one whole alka seltzer into a glass of water. In a second glass of water, crush up the pill and drop the powder in. The powder dissolves much faster because it has more exposed surface area touching the water.

A lot of Americans wonder how Europeans are so thin, even though, surprisingly, they don't actually eat much differently than us. One reason is that their culture incorporates walking into much of the daily routine, and that single activity can do a hell of a lot of good for your body.

For a week, try walking for 15 minutes after each meal and see how you feel. Enjoy the fresh air.

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