Tiredness affects millions of people across the globe.  In fact, many, many adults have experienced long periods of day-after-day-after-day exhaustion that seems unbeatable.  If you're dealing with tiredness, your mood is often affected as well, and dealing with the issue as a whole can seem discouraging because so many factors go into tiredness and energy level.  However, there is hope for those trying to learn how to get more energy and in this write up I'm going to share with you 3 of my favorite techniques for increasing energy levels over time.  While there are no "quick fixes", you can do several simple things to start seeing a boost in your energy level over time.  Remember, there's a first step in every great journey, so let's get started!

Water to the rescue!  One of the most overlooked factors of energy level and tiredness is hydration.  Water accounts for the majority of your blood content, meaning that your heart is used to having and easy, lubricated system to work with.  However, when your water levels begin to drop, the blood becomes thicker and requires your heart to pump more and more just to keep up a flow of circulation.  This extra stress on your internal organs diverts energy from your external ones and your body will (not so nicely) tell you to lay down at the next opportunity.  In summary, drink lots of water throughout the day!

You ARE what you eat…  And your energy level is going to reflect it.  In fact, most of those yummy foods that can be detrimental to other aspects of your health also can have an adverse affect on your efforts to learn how to get more energy.  High fat foods have the nasty side effect of releasing serotonin in the brain when consumed.  Serotonin is the chemical associated with drowsiness.  This is why after a giant thanksgiving meal everyone starts to feel tired.  No, it isn't the turkey itself, it's usually the gravy and stuffing that put you over the top and into sleep mode.

Sleep SMARTER, not longer.  That's right, sleeping 10 hours a night is likely to leave you getting less energy for the day than if you had slept 9 hours instead.  How can this be?  Because we used to be living out in the wild, in danger of being hunted by other animals with larger muscles and sharper teeth (bear with my for a second, I have a point, I swear!).  Because of this, we evolved to sleep in short, 90 minute CYCLES.  This way, we could recharge in small bursts, rather than trying to sleep for say, an 8 hour cycle, where we might be interrupted and therefore get no real benefit from our rest.

You have to adapt to your own sleep cycle if you ever want to have effective rest.  For example, because 7.5 and 9 hours are evenly divisible by 1.5 hours, they are ideal sleep amounts because you are getting complete rest cycles in.  When sleeping 8 or 10 hours, you are interrupting your body in the middle of such a cycle, and you'll pay for as your body makes you feel tired throughout the day in an attempt to make you complete the last stages of the sleep cycle you deprived yourself of.

Most people never realize how much tiredness was affecting their lives until they experience life without it. In order to help you eliminate feelings of tiredness and get more energy I've created 2 easy steps you can follow at Why Am I Always Tired .

More info on tiredness at How To Get More Energy .