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!
29 Monday Jun 2015
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3pm, brain, caffeine, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, energize, energizing, energy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, morning, nap, open a window, sleep, sleepy, sugar, sunlight, sunshine, tired, wake up, walk outside
That’s because – from the moment we wake up, sleep-inducing chemicals are building back up in our brain all day long. But instead of reaching for the caffeine or sugar, just open a window or walk outside. 10 minutes of sunlight will have the same energizing effect as a nap.
27 Tuesday Jan 2015
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coffee, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, dehydrate, dehydration, drain your energy, drink water with lemon, energize, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, lemon, morning, neurotransmitters in the brain, perk you up, water
It’s water with lemon! We dehydrate overnight – and even slight dehydration drains our energy. So, drinking water in the morning will perk you up – and the scent of lemon triggers neurotransmitters in the brain that increase alertness.
