Summary: <p>Let’s talk about fatigue—the root cause and how to fix it. </p> <p><br></p> <p>It all starts with your mitochondria. The mitochondria are the energy factories deep inside your cells that make ATP. ATP is the energy of the body.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Certain foods contribute to the energy-making process of the body more than other foods. It’s almost impossible to extract energy from ultra-processed foods. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Important nutrients to support energy include:</p> <p> • Vitamin B1 </p> <p> • Vitamin B2</p> <p> • Vitamin B3</p> <p> • Folic acid </p> <p> • Vitamin B12</p> <p> • Magnesium </p> <p> • Manganese </p> <p> • Selenium </p> <p> • Vitamin C </p> <p> • Coenzyme Q10</p> <p><br></p> <p>A healthy person makes a massive amount of ATP. You generate more ATP when you exercise, but ATP doesn’t get stored. Your body can either store sugar or fat as fuel. Fat is a much more efficient fuel source than sugar. </p> <p><br></p> <p>When you go on a low-carb diet and get into ketosis, you become fat-adapted. Once you’re fat-adapted, you can burn fat as fuel a lot easier. This is why the keto diet, with a lot of nutrient-dense foods, is the best diet to increase energy. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Exercise is the number one way to produce more mitochondria and boost your energy. This is just one more reason to exercise consistently. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Other things to add to increase your energy and get rid of fatigue:</p> <p> • Intermittent fasting </p> <p> • Cold therapy </p> <p> • Phytonutrients </p> <p><br></p> <p>Things to avoid to help support healthy energy levels:</p> <p> • Refined sugar and carbohydrates </p> <p> • Stress</p> <p> • Heavy metals </p> <p> • Smoking </p> <p> • Alcohol </p> <p><br></p> <p>DATA: </p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684129/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...</a></p>
