| It is no secret that caffeine and soda are not | | | | over time helps keep your energy at optimum |
| very good for you. While caffeine in moderation | | | | levels, and you can consume as much as you |
| can have some positive health benefits in the | | | | want safely. |
| form of tea or even coffee, soda has no | | | | Another great supplement for energy instead of |
| nutritional value. It is also full of sugar, which | | | | coffee or soda is ginseng. There is Panax ginseng |
| actually robs the body of nutrients instead of | | | | and Siberian ginseng and it is important to |
| providing anything to help the body function. | | | | differentiate between the two. There is only |
| Although providing little nutritional value, these | | | | ginseng in the Panax species and Siberian ginseng |
| products can be found almost everywhere, unlike | | | | is not actually ginseng at all. Siberian ginseng is a |
| energy supplements. For this reason, and the fact | | | | different plant altogether, known as eleuthero. |
| that many of these products are very sweet, | | | | There is another root plant called American |
| soda is very popular. If energy supplements were | | | | ginseng, but it is not as widely known because it is |
| as readily available as soda, perhaps more people | | | | not as beneficial. While eleuthero can be helpful, |
| would switch to this healthier option. | | | | Panax ginseng is known to provide the best |
| So what should you to do when suffering from a | | | | results over time. |
| mid-afternoon slump at work, or when you want | | | | A great set of vitamins for energy are B |
| to find a second wind once the kids are in bed so | | | | Vitamins. They are important in our body’s |
| that you can actually do something fun once you | | | | ability to fight stress. Your best bet with B |
| have some free time? What about when you | | | | vitamins is to take a B-complex, so that you |
| have work that you took home with you, or a | | | | make sure you are getting the full spectrum of B |
| home project you desperately want to finish but | | | | vitamins in one capsule. B-12 may give you the |
| are just too tired to get it done? Energy | | | | best, quick increase in energy, so much so that |
| supplements are one of several additional options | | | | some people even get B-12 injections from their |
| other than soda or coffee that can give you | | | | doctor. Usually, there are other factors in these |
| more pep in your step. | | | | individual’s health however, and you do not |
| Sometimes you need a pick-me-up even if you | | | | need to go to such measures. You can get great |
| are diligent about getting your eight hours of sleep | | | | results from combining your B-vitamins and not |
| a night. People rely on diet sodas and coffee to | | | | just limiting yourself to the B-12. They are all |
| give them a jolt, but there are other, healthier | | | | water-soluble vitamins that help in cell metabolism. |
| alternatives available. Caffeine, in limited doses, is a | | | | Some of the “B’s”, such as B9, which |
| safe and very effective way to combat fatigue, | | | | is better known as folic acid, are vital for women |
| and Starbucks and other coffee chains are doing | | | | who are of children bearing age. |
| very well in this country for just that reason. | | | | While it is recommended to always read the label |
| However, people rely heavily on sodas and | | | | before ingesting any supplement or vitamin, many |
| coffee. Wouldn’t it be better to take | | | | are very safe. Certain “fat burners” are |
| something that was safe and effective, and did | | | | very safe and effective too. If used correctly, fat |
| not leave you with a headache or jitters? | | | | burners can provide a weight loss solution and an |
| One such supplement is green tea. It helps you | | | | energy source which will compliment an exercise |
| remain more alert and awake, and contains great | | | | regiment and diet as well. |
| properties for the body called polyphenols and | | | | If you take any one or a combination of the |
| catechins. These can help reduce the risk of | | | | supplements mentioned above as an alternative |
| cardiovascular disease. The antioxidants found in | | | | to coffee and soda, you will be well on your way |
| green tea fight free radicals, and claims have been | | | | to better energy levels. Combine this with a |
| made that it helps aid weight loss efforts, | | | | healthy diet and good exercise and sleep habits, |
| combats heart disease, and helps with bone | | | | and you will be glad that you took the time to |
| density. Coffee and soda certainly cannot make | | | | find natural and healthy alternatives to increasing |
| those claims. Drinking green tea consistently | | | | your energy levels. |