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If you only feel lethargic every now and then, don’t panic about it. It is quite normal for this to happen. It’s when feeling lethargic turns from a “once every now and then” occurrence to an “all the time” one, then you need to do something about it.

There are many different reasons you could be feeling lethargic.

It’s possible that you’ve had a stressful week or month at work. If that’s true for you, give yourself a break. Take the weekend off. Or at least an evening. There’s a good chance that this break from your routine will be enough to sort out your problem.

But if the symptoms of lethargy persist, check whether any of these could help you out.

1. Be careful what you eat

Food is important to us in many ways, not just to stave off hunger. It affects us in many other ways. For instance, if you’ve ever felt sleepy or drowsy in the early afternoon after a big meal. Keep an eye on the food you’re eating and eat a little bit healthier, even if you don’t manage to do that for each and every meal.

2. Sleep well

You need to sleep well as this is one of the times when your body repairs itself. If you notice that you’re not sleeping well, begin by making sure your bed time is the same each evening so that your body knows that it’s time to sleep. If possible, do this without sleeping tablets but don’t let a hatred of such things stop you using them temporarily until you get back in a good sleep routine.

3. Cut down on the alcohol and caffeine

This may sound slightly strange, especially since the caffeine in coffee is a good way to boost your energy levels short term. But both alcohol and caffeine aren’t good for you. Both of them can also affect how well you sleep at night. Don’t just stop drinking either of these though, make it a gradual process otherwise you may make things worse until they have completely left your system.

4. Use hypnosis

You can find a specialist hypnosis track to overcome your lethargy here. Simply listen to it and it will start working with you to train your body away from it’s tendency to be lethargic.

It is the dream of many people all around the world to be able to lose weight fast. The exciting thing is that with the breakthrough new dieting ideas found in The Day Off Diet these dreams no longer have to be just dreams. You will Lose Weight Fast by following The Day Off Diet online diet plan.

What makes this online diet program so effective? It’s not just one factor, it’s many different factors working together for the greatest possible success. The most obvious (although not necessarily the most important) factor is the inclusion of a weekly “day off.” You may be asking yourself: “How can taking a day of from dieting make me lose weight faster?” The answer is that the “calorie spike” of taking a “day off” boosts your metabolism so that you burn fat faster.

This is a huge breakthrough in dieting because not only do you boost your metabolism by taking a day off, it also has a lot of psychological advantages which help you to stick with this diet until you reach your goal weight. With most diets people build up uncontrolable cravings because they are never allowed to eat certain high calorie foods (some examples are chocolate ice cream, chocolate candy, pie, & chocolate cake.) These cravings will eventually knock them off course with their weight loss. With this online diet there’s no problem like this because you (or anyone else on this diet plan) will be able to satisfy their cravings on a regular basis.

Like I said previously, this weekly “day off” is just one reason why this online diet plan is so incredibly effective. There’s also the “Green Light Food” system which helps to force the body to burn fat (by “turning off the fat storing gene.”)

This “Green Light Food” system is not only effective because it helps your body to burn fat faster. It’s also effective because it’s so incredibly simple to follow. There’s no calorie counting, no fat counting, and no food diaries to keep. I think that any diet that includes these sorts of “counting” systems is absolutely doomed to failure because no one can keep that up over the long term. And counting your calories and keeping track of exactly what you eat actually just makes you focus more on food. That’s exactly what you don’t want.

It’s the combination of the “day off” with the “green light” foods which creates the synergy which makes it easy for people to lose weight fast. And the great thing is you can download it online instantly. There’s absolutely no reason to wait. You can start this diet program right now! There’s no risk in trying this diet program because it’s backed with a 60 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Hello, my name is Dr. Tonia Mitchell and I’m a Naturopathic Physician.  I’m excited to join the team here at healthtopics.ca.  I will be writing articles, on an approximate weekly basis, on different health topics.  I would like to take some time to introduce Naturopathic Medicine, to those who may not be familiar, while I also hope to clear up some common misconceptions.

Naturopathic Medicine is a distinct form of primary health care that can treat and prevent acute and chronic illnesses.  It seeks to find the root cause of a person’s illness, remove the obstacles to health and allow the body to bring itself back into balance so it can heal naturally.   Let’s look at an example of a headache.  Instead of prescribing a painkiller to decrease the sensation of the headache (the symptom) the Naturopathic Physician attempts to figure out why that headache is there in the first place.  Once the root cause is addressed, the headache will disappear.  A descriptive analogy commonly used is the one of the oil light displayed in your car.  There are several things you can do so that the oil light is not on anymore:

  • You can rip out the light;
  • You can put a piece of tape over the light;
  • You can stop the car, perform an oil check and potentially change the oil.

Only the last option treats the root cause of why the light was on in the first place.

Naturopathic Doctors treat the whole person on an individual basis.  Again, looking at the headache, if three people with headaches come in to my office, I will approach each patient differently depending on what they are experiencing and the reason for the headache.  One patient might need support for his blood vessels, the second patient might need support for stress while the third might have food allergies or a toxic metal load.  Naturopathic Doctors treat people, not diseases.

Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine teach the principals of healthy living and prevention to their patients so that they can get well and stay well.  They educate their patients on proper nutrition, hydration, stress management and other aspects to promote healthy living.

Above, I have discussed what Naturopathic Medicine is and what Naturopathic Doctors do.  You may ask; How do they do it?  One of the most exciting things about being a Naturopathic Doctor is the number of ways we are trained to help people.  We are trained in the following:

  1. Nutrition;
  2. Herbal medicine;
  3. Asian medicine (including acupuncture);
  4. Counseling;
  5. Homeopathy;
  6. Orthopedics;
  7. Chiropractics;
  8. Massage and hydrotherapy.

Every Naturopathic Doctor practices slightly differently while some receive further training in different energetic, intravenous or cosmetic therapies.  Consider a Naturopathic Doctor a general practitioner of the alternative medical world.

Your question may be: Who should see a Naturopathic Doctor?  The answer is: Anyone.  You can consult a Naturopathic Doctor for all of the same reasons that you would consult your family doctor, including but not limited to:

  • skin problems;
  • infections;
  • reproductive problems;
  • gastrointestinal problems;
  • emotional concerns;
  • musculoskeletal injuries;
  • hormonal imbalances;
  • cardiovascular problems;
  • weight loss and detoxification.

Naturopathic Medicine is a safe, effective and natural approach to you and your family’s health.  Naturopathic doctors can and will empower you to live a healthy lifestyle while treating and preventing disease.  Find more information on the services I offer at Arbour Wellness Centre at Nanaimo Naturopathic Doctor.