Eat for Energy Quotes

“Still, if you’re interested in trying CBD and it’s within reach financially, then we recommend experimenting with doses of 25 to 100 mg taken 30 to 60 minutes before bed. Recommended Dose: 25 to 100 mg per day, 30 to 60 minutes before bed”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Recommended Dose: 600 mg per day of a KSM-66 extract or 150 to 240 mg per day of a Shoden extract, 30 to 60 minutes before bed”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Recommended Dose: Eat 1 to 2 cups of blueberries per day.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Recommended Dose: Supplement with 750 to 1500 mg of pomegranate extract or eat ½ to 1 pomegranate daily”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“There are numerous neurotransmitters in the body, but the five most important for energy levels include: Acetylcholine Dopamine Serotonin Orexin GABA”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“There are numerous neurotransmitters in the body, but the five most important for energy levels include: Acetylcholine Dopamine Serotonin Orexin”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Stop drinking caffeine past 12 P.M.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Eat all meals at the same time each day.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Consume all your calories within 6 to 10 hours.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Consume roughly 70 percent of your calories before 3 P.M.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“But caffeine’s effects can turn problematic when used in the afternoon and evening because it interferes with sleep quality. In one study, sleep disturbances were increased when caffeine was ingested as far out as six hours before going to sleep, with the detriments growing the closer to bedtime caffeine was ingested.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Eating digestible carbohydrates within an hour of going to sleep disrupts sleep quality compared to eating those carbohydrates four hours before. Skipping dinner or eating earlier in the day doesn’t negatively impact sleep.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“Higher-carbohydrate diets tend to shift slow-wave (deep) sleep toward REM and reduce the amount of time it takes to fall asleep each night. Higher-protein diets tend to reduce nightly awakenings.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“In the United States, the average American eats less than 25 percent of their daily calories before noon, 37.5 percent after 6:00 P.M., and 12 percent after 9:00 P.M.81 This means we’re consuming almost 50 percent of our calories at night, which is a problem because it kills our energy levels.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“In fact, several studies show that eating all our food within a 6- to 10-hour window regulates our circadian rhythms, which also leads to improvements in body composition, glycemic control, insulin sensitivity, oxidative stress, and energy levels.77,78,79,80 This is without changing any of the foods that we would normally eat.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy

“It takes effort and intention to take control of our environment and behaviors to bring our brain clock and body clocks back in sync and as close to the natural 24-hour light/dark cycle as we can. Sleep hygiene, like using blackout curtains to keep the bedroom dark, taking a hot shower or bath an hour before sleep to jump-start a temperature change in our body, shutting off devices and screens an hour before bed or using blue (and green) light-blocking glasses, or journaling or meditating for 20 minutes before bed can profoundly help rewire our clocks and reset our circadian rhythm.”
― Ari Whitten, Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy