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� � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � The Energy Challenge: How Daytime Rest Boosts Your Energy Levels - The New York Times    When you think about increasing your energy, getting better sleep probably comes to mind. A night of quality slumber — at least seven hours for adults — is critical for cognition and alertness. But many of us struggle to get enough, or we wake up less than refreshed. Daytime rest, however, is a little easier to pull off. Research suggests that taking short, revitalizing breaks can help you fortify yourself throughout the day. These breaks aren’t naps, but they offer similar benefits, restoring attention, reducing fatigue and increasing vitality, and improving well-being and mood. People tend to think of daytime rest as “a reward permissible only when you ‘deserve’ it,” she said. But it should be a daily health practice, just like exercising or eating well. Continued here � � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium The Energy Challenge: A 3-Minute Exercise to Refresh Your Mind - The New York Times    When you’re wiped out, getting up and moving might sound like a real drag. But the less active we are during the day, the more fatigued we feel. Why is this a crucial part of an energy challenge? Because short bursts of movement can help reduce fatigue, relieve stress and improve your mood. She also said that dopamine — a hormone involved in pleasure, alertness and motivation — likely increases within those three minutes of movement. Which might explain why you may feel more focused and fired up when you’re finished. Continued here � � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � The Energy Challenge: How to Eat for Better Energy - The New York Times    When I wake up in the morning, my first thought is usually about what I want to eat — and as soon as I’m done with a meal, I’m already planning the next one. This tendency to look ahead is pretty common, said Dr. Nate Wood, a culinary medicine researcher at the Yale School of Medicine and a trained chef. But, he added, “rarely do we look back and reflect on how the foods that we eat make us feel, unless maybe our stomach is upset.” Tuning in to how our food affects us, he said, can help us understand which foods give us energy and which make us sluggish. It can also help us eat for better energy going forward. That’s the focus of today’s challenge. Continued here � � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � The Energy Challenge: How to Identify Your 'Energy Vampires' and 'Chaotic Friends' - The New York Times    I once had a friend who completely sapped me. When we’d meet for dinner, she would complain nonstop — about the food, her boyfriend, the boss she couldn’t stand. Once the check came, she’d ask how I was doing, barely listen, and then gather her things to leave. Afterward, I felt like a husk. But we should. Research suggests that relationships have a considerable positive effect on our health. Strong friendships can lower our blood pressure, protect against depression and help us live longer, while those that we’re ambivalent about can raise our blood pressure and cause anxiety. (This could include the “chaotic friend,” Tawwab said, who is always enmeshed in some sort of drama.) Today we’re going to identify our “energy vampires,” as well as the friends who restore us. We even sought some advice from Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, who have been best friends for around 47 years. Continued here

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