How to Boost Your EQ

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How to boost your

EQ (Energy Quotient)

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Energy Quotient (EQ)

Youre trying to do everything right-

exercising, eating well, sleeping 8 hours a

night. But some days you just feel like

curling up on the couch. Whats goingon?- The answer lies in your energy

quotient (EQ), the sum of your physical,

mental, and emotional energy reserves.


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Boost your physical EQ

Try rhodiala.Youve heard that

ginseng is energizing, but the

rhodiola, available in health food

stores, may also increase brain

chemicals that stimulate yourcentral nerve system and increase

alertness. One Russian study found

that people who took rhodiola

reported higher levels of physical

fitness, better coordination, and less

mental fatigue. Try 100 mg twice a

day.


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Drink up. Half thepeople who come tome complainingfatigue are actually

dehydrated, saysWoodson Merrel, MD,executive director ofthe Continuum Centerfor Health and Healing

at New York City. Aimto drink eight glassesof water a day.


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Skip the gym. I see patients

all the time who tell me that

when theyre exhausted they

head to the gym, says

author Schwartz, a New YorkCity internist. But if youre

physically fatigued, then

exercise will make you feel

worse. Instead take a nap-or at least a break.


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Borrow your kids lunch- If its

a banana and peanut butter

sandwich. Banana packs

potassium, a mineral, your

body needs convert sugar inyour blood into energy. The

peanut butter is high in

magnesium, which gives your

cells much needed energy.

Aim for 400 mg of magnesium

and 3,500 mg of potassium

daily.


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See your doctor about sinusitis.

The worn out and achy feeling

may be due to sinus problems,

not true fatigue. A recent

Georgetown University surveyof almost 300 patients found

that those who reported

unexplained chronic fatigue

were nine times more likely to

have sinusitis symptoms thanthose who felt rested and well.

Clearing them up helped that

fatigue.


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Boost your emotional EQ

Cultivate social connections.Belonging to a club, attendingreligious services, orvolunteering may be as

beneficial to your long-termhealth as regular exercise,suggests research. We thinkits because all these activitiesprovide social support, which

relieves stress, helps boostemotional energy, says JosephGrzywacz, PhD, Wake ForestUniv.


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Try some emotional kung fu. Be

inspired by this ancient art of self

defense and use attacking force

to your advantage. Instead of

using up energy ruminatingabout an attack or trying to

defend yourself, use your

resources as a way to recast it as

an attack on the problem rather

than on you, suggests Charles

Manz, PhD, University of Mass.


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Keep a journal. At the end of

a long, stressful day, take 15

minutes and jot down your

feelings, suggests Dr. Rabin,

MD, PhD, Univ. of Pittsburgh.

Research has found that

people who write about

upsetting thoughts are

healthier and happier thanthose who keep them bottled

up.


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Let your emotions out. Women

who ruminate have higher

blood pressure and risk of

depression anxiety than do

those who express theiremotions more freely. The

best way to deal with a feeling-

whether its sadness or anger-

is to express it to someone,

preferably a trusted friend or

family member, and then try to

let it go, professor author

Nolen-Hoeksema.


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Boost your mental EQ

Go for green tea. Its amuch better pick me upthan your typical

Starbuck latte. Thereason? Although itdoes have someenergizing caffeine, italso contains theanine, acompound that has astress reducing effect onyour brain.


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Have bran for breakfast. Eating a

morning meal rich in fiber may make

you more alert during the day. A

recent study done at Cardiff Wales

found that subjects who ate high fibercereal in the morning showed a 10%

reduction in fatigue, lower incidence

or depression, and better cognitive

skills. One theory:Fiber helps slow

down the absorption of food in thestomach, so you have more energy for

a longer period of time.


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Pop a peppermint. Oils in

the peppermint plant

increase alertness by

stimulating your trigeminalnerve, which is the same

nerve thats activated

when you revive someone

with smelling salts, saysDr. Hirsch, MD.

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