26 Thursday Jul 2018
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alert, blood flow, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, cool water, energize, energy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, re-energize, water
You can re-energize yourself in 60 seconds. Just run your hands under cool water for one minute. Because a sudden change in temperature increases blood flow in your extremities. It also stimulates the release of noradrenaline, a hormone that boosts alertness and energy. And the effect lasts up to 2 hours!
20 Monday Feb 2017
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alert, alertness, bed, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, insomnia, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, job, memory, safety, sleep, sleeping, think, thinking, tired, work
Going to bed at 11:30pm instead of 10 is no big deal, right? Not so fast! It turns out, missing even 90-minutes of sleep for just one night can reduce your daytime alertness by as much as 32%. That’s enough to affect your memory, your thinking ability, and your safety on the job and on the road.
16 Wednesday Dec 2015
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alert, alertness, blood flow, boost energy, brain, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, energy, faint, fainted, first aid, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, oxygen, revival point
Here’s one of those tips that sounds ridiculously simple – so, why not try it?
To get a boost of energy, tap the spot between your nose and upper lip, 10 times, using your index and middle fingers. It’s called the “revival point” – and the tapping enhances blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which increases energy and alertness. And they call it the “revival point” because it’s a first-aid technique for restoring consciousness to someone who’s fainted.
26 Friday Jun 2015
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alert, brew, brewing coffee, coffee, coffee grounds, coffee maker, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, energy, happiness, happy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, nutmeg, phytonutrients
Put a little nutmeg in your coffee grounds before you brew your next pot. The phytonutrients in the spice energize chemicals in your brain. That increases alertness, energy, and feelings of happiness in as little as
10 minutes.
09 Monday Jun 2014
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alert, brain, brainpower, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, increase energy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, Stanford University, stimulate, stimulate your brain, stretch, stretching
Stretch! According to research from Stanford University, just one minute of stretching can stimulate your brain’s alertness center, and increase your energy and brainpower by 45% for an hour! So take a minute to stretch before you head out the door.
11 Tuesday Mar 2014
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alert, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, face the day, groggy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, morning zombie, relax in bed, sleep, sleep inertia, sleepy, tired
Lingering in bed a few extra minutes can help you start your day better! That groggy feeling when you first wake up is called sleep inertia, and researchers say it takes up to 10 minutes for that feeling to go away.
So how can you avoid feeling like a morning zombie? Simply relax in bed for those 10 minutes and wait it out! That way, you’ll get out of bed feeling more alert and ready to face the day!
