SLCSAW #33 9 Secrets of Energy Production

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9 Secrets of Energy Production (+Memorial Week Hours) -------Memorial Day / Week Crazy Hours----- -Monday (Memorial Day) -Closed -Tuesday -10-6pm -Wednesday -12-6pm -Thursday -10-12:30pm --------------------------------------------------------- Is energy is in short supply for you? Today, we're not talking about the basics, I'll give you a little more to think about. And...don't even think about an "energy" drink. The shear popularity of these drinks is a indicator of the need for real energy and not stimulants. Just to refresh. The basics of energy are function and nutrition. So look to these and check yourself. If you have these down, then the 9 secrets will kick you up a notch or two. #1. Nutrition. Energy is a fundamental byproduct of food being broken down into the useable form called ATP. ATP is the bodies gas. Think of it like raw oil coming from the ground and being refined to a useable gasoline. If you put bad gas in your car, it'll run poorly. Your body needs good whole foods, not cereal, pasta, donuts, and soda. Processed foods have all the real energy producing nutrients stripped out. #2 Sleep. This is pretty obvious. If you don't sleep, or sleep well, you're pretty tired the next day. #3 Chiropractic. This is one of the first things I noticed getting adjusted. I had more energy. Basically, you have more because you are wasting less. If your muscles are in spasm or 1/2 your body is not working properly, your other half is working overtime. #4 Water. 70% of your body is made of water. It makes you go. The number one cause of afternoon fatigue is lack of water. You don't need a $3 "energy" drink. #5 Rest. You do need to give your body time to heal and recuperate. If you owned a million dollar race horse, would you keep training it until it collapses? Ok...so you have those down. Pretty basic, and you should be doing those without much effort. But, life happens. Sometimes you need to dig a little deeper and try and find the smaller problems. These can come over a lifetime of stress, toxicity, etc. -------Memorial Day / Week Crazy Hours----- -Monday (Memorial Day) -Closed -Tuesday -10-6pm -Wednesday -12-6pm -Thursday -10-12:30pm --------------------------------------------------------- The secrets #1 Adrenal fatigue. I've had 2 rounds of this. One was bad enough I couldn't get out of bed after 10 snooze alarms. The easy warning signs are fatigue, getting dizzy when standing, and not being able to get up in the morning. This is primarily a lifestyle issue. Just stop being busy. It's hard, but necessary. #2 Thyroid issues. This can have a myriad of sources, but for today, we'll stick to low iodine levels. For one, people don't eat enough natural sources, i.e...things from the sea. Secondarily, people often eat or drink too many iodine blockers. Those would be things with chlorine, fluorine, and bromine. Municipal water and bread are probably the biggest contributors. #3 B vitamins. These are a real common deficiency. They are one of the first vitamins ripped out of food after processing. Also, synthetic versions are often sprayed back on the "food". We do a simple, cheap test. We just give a patient one tablet of Cataplex B from Standard Process / hour and if the patient picks up and feels better, there's likely a nutritional problem. #4 Minerals. magnesium, iron, manganese, phosphorus, iodine are the big players here. It takes a bit more testing to figure these out. Hair analysis and a urine test will do quite nicely to get a handle on these. One thing I've learned over the last few years of testing, is that most people are fairly low in minerals. If you have grey hair you should check on these. #5 Mitochondria damage. These are your energy powerhouses inside of your cells. They make the ATP your body runs on, but like any factory they can be shut down. Toxins, inflammation, infections, nutritional deficiencies and low thyroid function are all capable of making you tired. Eating whole foods and detoxing daily will help this a lot. #6 Lipoic acid. Common place to find this is in Cruciferous vegetables. Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, broccoli are the most common. #7 CoQ10- Gateway to Energy, primarily something called the electron transport chain (ETC). The ETC is the most efficient was to create energy. It's 16x better than just burning sugar. When your body can make energy with the ETC, you are rockin. The best sources are fatty fish, beef and chicken. You can get some from veggies and nuts, but not near the same concentration. Plus, CoQ10 needs fat for absorption. If you are on a low-fat vegetarian diet, you might be tired because of this. Also, cholesterol drugs block this from working. #8 Medium chain fatty acids. The BEST and easiest source is coconut oil. These go right into the Electron transport chain to make the most energy for you. If you aren't using coconut oil in your cooking or smoothies, you are missing out. This is 16x more efficient than eating sugar. #9 Essential amino acids. They are called essential for a reason, you need them. If you cook all your food, you could be low in these. Let's say you are a car manufacturer, except someone forgot to order ignition systems. You'll have the most beautiful car that can't start. Amino acids can act like that. Eat more raw foods. Also, if you have trouble sleeping, this may be a problem and taking them as a supplement may help. We use Protefood from Standard Process. Modern life is stressful, busy, and tiring. If you don't take active steps to take care of yourself, you'll eventually get beat down. -Dr. Altman -------Memorial Day / Week Crazy Hours----- -Monday (Memorial Day) -Closed -Tuesday -10-6pm -Wednesday -12-6pm -Thursday -10-12:30pm --------------------------------------------------------- Schedule https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/DDA9FL