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Do you feel so constantly tired that even a nap wears you out? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center.  estimates that 2.2 million Americans suffer from fatigue lasting longer than six months. Chronic fatigue experts say there is an epidemic of exhaustion in our society.

But there are steps you can take to boost your body's energy levels. First, cut your sugar intake; Americans eat about 150 pounds of sugar a year, and many suffer from high-calorie malnutrition malnutrition, insufficiency of one or more nutritional elements necessary for health and well-being. Primary malnutrition is caused by the lack of essential foodstuffs—usually vitamins, minerals, or proteins—in the diet. . Second, sleep at least eight to nine hours a night. And finally, take steps to reduce the level of anxiety you might be feeling about things like the economy, your job security, or terrorism, advises Jon Gordon, author of Become an Energy Addict Any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so drawn to the use of such narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his or her drug use. : Simple, Powerful Ways to Energize en·er·gize  
v. en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es

v.tr.
1. To give energy to; activate or invigorate: "His childhood
 Your Life. Too much anxiety or fear leads to a constant flood of adrenaline in your body, which can eventually sap you of energy.
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Title Annotation:Nutrition+Fitness
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 21, 2005
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