6 Habits to Stay Awake Without Caffeine

Caffeine helps you stay awake but too much of it can be bad for your health. This is the perfect alternative for the whole family.

1. Drink water

Instead of drinking fruit juice, caffeinated drinks or energy drinks, drink a glass or two of water to detoxify your body, clear your skin and improve your digestion because water helps remove toxins from your body. According to Harvard Health Publications, water is the only nutrient that helps you maintain your performance during long-term activities.

Tip: Add a lemon to turn water into a natural energy drink with electrolytes that help cells produce energy.

2. Eat healthy fats

You should not eliminate all fat from your diet. Good fats are essential for the body to absorb antioxidants. The body needs fats to absorb some of the antioxidants from the intestines into the blood. In addition, these fats help the body fight some free radicals and increase concentration and alertness.

Tip: For maximum energy, fats from avocado, olive oil, coconut and fish are best.

3. Take a walk

Taking a brisk walk every day is a good start to increasing your activity level. Exercise causes your body to produce epinephrine and norepinephrine, hormones that can make you feel more energetic. Studies also show that people who are more active feel less tired than those who are less active.

Tip: Do 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise, 3 to 5 days a week to boost energy and cardiovascular health.

4. Listen to a song you like

For a quick energy boost, turn on your favorite song and start dancing. According to a study published in the European Journal of Neurology, music improves mood and restores energy because it energizes the body by stimulating certain areas of the brain.

5. Ear massage

Massaging your ears increases blood circulation, so you'll restore your energy quickly. Dr. Art Karno, a chiropractor in California, says that the ears contain acupressure points that can stimulate different areas, tissues, and systems in the body. He recommends massaging the entire ear, including the lobes, while breathing three times.

Tip: Start at the lobe, then massage up towards the ear.

6. Take a warm bath

While a hot bath makes you feel relaxed and comfortable, a warm bath (about 50 degrees) will stimulate the body and increase blood circulation, making you more alert. Tim Ferris, author of The 4-hour Body, says that a warm bath can promote digestion, increase energy, support the immune system, improve physiological function and give you healthy skin and hair.

Tip: Take a normal shower then reduce the temperature for the last 5 minutes or so.

According to SKDS/Medical Daily