Real Simple Magazine: Easy Strategies Give You The Boost You Need When You’re Tired

August 14, 2010 – Real Simple Magazine – USA

If you feel as if you’re running on empty more days than not, check out these easy strategies for filling your tank.

GET THE GIGGLES
•  To get you started, go to funnyordie.com or huffingtonpost.com/comedy for laugh-inducing videos.

SIT UP STRAIGHT
•  Realign your spine by simply lifting your rib cage away from the top of your hips.

BE NICE TO A STRANGER
•  “Sure, the sentiment feels a little bumper stickery, but when you do something kind, your energy goes up,” says nutritionist Jonny Bowden, author of The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy (Fair Winds Press, $16).

RISE AND SEEK SUNSHINE
•  “You want to use light and stimulation to wake you up for the daytime, then use dark and quiet at night,” says Joyce Walsleben, Ph.D., an associate professor of medicine at the New York University Sleep Disorders Center, in New York City.

FORGIVE AND FORGET
•  “If you carry resentment, it’s like carrying a bag of rocks,” says Judy Irving, a Las Vegas-based executive coach who helps companies improve their efficiency. Even if the forgiveness is internal but unacknowledged, it will help bring that energy back.  Read more!