GOOD-QUALITY SLEEP IS CRUCIAL

The first way to increase your energy is to start monitoring your sleep patterns. Good-quality sleep is absolutely vital for high performance. When you sleep, your body’s repair mechanisms go into overdrive. Your muscles are regenerated, your energy meridians are rejuvenated, your mind is replenished and reinvigorated.

There’s also evidence that a shortage of sleep has been linked to blood pressure and cholesterol problems. A paucity of sleep may even be linked to cancer. Certainly late-night shift workers have a higher incidence of colon and breast cancer than those who work 9 to 5.

Getting lots of sleep may also help you lose weight. Two hormones, ghrelin and leptin, which help suppress appetite, are less plentiful if you don’t sleep much. So it really is absolutely crucial that you get regular, high-grade sleep.