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How to Find Foods That Fight Fatigue

How to Find Foods That Fight Fatigue
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Eating healthy and adding supplements to your diet can only get you so far. You must also know which types of foods and in what quantities you should be eating to insure your energy potential is at its highest.

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  1. Step 1

    Fatigue Fighter - Iron. Iron helps power aerobic activity and is an essential ingredient in your bodies oxygen carrying capacity. Find iron in lean beef, dark poultry and broccoli to name a few. Try adding vitamin C to increase the amount of iron absorbed by your body.

  2. Step 2

    Strong Bones - Calcium. Running and exercising helps to strengthen bones, however this will never happen without the right building blocks. Milk and fat free yogurt are great sources of calcium. Vitamin C can also help increase the amount of calcium you absorb.

  3. Step 3

    Antioxident - Vitamin E. Vitamin E helps protect the cells in your body and becomes an even more important part of your diet when you exercise alot. Almonds, sunflower seeds and hazel nuts are some of the foods that are rich in this vitamin.

  4. Step 4

    Be smart about supplements and try to get most of your vitamins from whole foods. Your body is better suited to absorb minerals and vitamins this way. Too much iron built up over time for example can put stress on your liver.

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mgonza12 said

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on 11/9/2008 Great info. :-)

Psalmist4M said

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on 11/2/2008 Cool, thanks for the info. 5*s cherylgoff.com

Felicity said

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on 6/13/2008 Great rundown - thanks!

lennyn said

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on 5/26/2008 Thanks for the tips!

CCrock said

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on 1/8/2008 Great advice! This gives me a good idea of some snack ideas to avoid those slumps throughout the day,

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