CEREBRA ULTRA

 SLUGGISH????

slug·gishˈsləɡiSH/

adjective

slow-moving or inactive."a sluggish stream"synonyms:inactive, quiet, slow, slack, flat, depressed, stagnant"the economy is sluggish"

lacking energy or alertness."Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish"synonyms:lethargic, listless, lacking in energy, lifeless, inert, inactive,underactive, slow, torpid, languid, apathetic, weary, tired,fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated;

I think one of the most obvious symptoms that get each day.  Some of us don’t know why it’s happening or how to avoid it even how to get rid of it.  Here are some answers for you 6 helpful ways to stop being sluggish.

Why it’shappening

1. B12 deficiency-   not eating enough foods rich in B12

2. Thyroid Imbalance- Weight gain, brain fog, lack of sex drive.

3. Hormones- When a woman is on her cycle, lack of sleep

4. Digestion- When you eat too fast or consume hard to digest foods such as take out or fast food.

5.  Lack of Exercise- When you stop going to the gym and maybe spending too much time in front of your laptop or your tv.

6. Your tummy needs a detox- A terrible diet sometimes thru the holidays you are in need of some colon cleansing tea that's a fast and easy way to do it.

Ways to Avoid 

1. Walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator that's a good source of natural energy.  Go to the gym if you have the gumption.

2. Eat a few more fruits and vegetables grapes are a great portable snack that tends to clean you out a bit. 

3. Take a multi vitamin on the week you have a cycle.

4.  you will find B12 in Fish, eggs and some dairy products.

5. A good detox is to drink a colon cleansing tea.

 “Everybody wants some, I want some too”!!!!  

We all have cravings for food but most of what we crave is sugar substances.  We love a great steak or fried chicken but the chocolate cake is what we are really waiting for.  This is what happens:

1. You eat the sugar substance,you like it and you crave it for the future. Your brain remembers the feeling you get which triggers the addictive properties.

2.  Blood sugar levels spike, Dopamine is released in the brain = addiction. Mass insulin is secreted to drop blood sugar levels.

3. Hunger and cravings, Low blood sugar levels increase appetite and cravings. 

4. Blood sugar levels drop rapidly, high insulin levels cause immediate fat storage. Body craves the sugar high.  Thus the cycle is repeated.

As much as we love that sugar buzz we still get the sugar crash.  Just as an opiate, cigarettes or Alcohol can have extreme addictive properties sugar has an advantage over these other substances, we can stop taking a drug or alcohol but sugar is in everything.  We can use a sugar substitute but it doesn’t stop your brain from wanting what it’s missing.  A sugar substitute will give the taste of something a change but you will still have the brain and body craving.  

You can curb sugar cravings by:

1.  raising your serotonin levels

2. eating fresh fruits

3. drink 16-18 oz of water per day

4. Avoid processed foods and GMO’s

5. Eat leafy vegetables

Do you think you could go back to the way it was pre-smart phone and Facebook days.  No You tube or Netflix and the only way someone could reach you was if you were at home.  It seems crazy right?  We lived without those things for as long as time. The moment those tech items and services came into our lives we couldn’t imagine living without them. Remember we had 6 channels on the television and the only way to watch a movie at home was to see one on TV.  If you were really lucky you had a beta-max which was a real luxury in those days.  

So do you think you could go without any tech devices or services for 48 hours?  Where would you start? I guess by un-gluing the smartphone from your hand and set up a way of communication like an analog phone line.  No computers you’ll have to resort to a type writer.  The biggest vice we will have to give up FACEBOOK. We should send a letter in stead of emailing and trolling social media for interaction.  We will actually have to talk to other people which seems weird.  If you want to contact someone you’ll have to remember the phone number or write it in an address book.  

After committing to the 48 hours without technology and putting away what you use most often you get your mind right.  Remember how you used to get thru your day before the tech takeover. Dig out that old Rolodex and planner get ready to write things down and look at clocks for the time.  

                               Pharmaceutical vs Herbal Supplement 

We know that both Pharmaceuticals and Herbal Supplements are big business.  Americans spend tons of money on these products per year, to be exact its about 200 Billion dollars on Drugs and 20 Billion dollars on Natural supplements.   

 Medicine cabinets in all of our houses are packed with both.  We choose these products based on problems we have diagnosed ourselves with or a Doctor that gave us a script for.  We have conflicting ideas about which one is better for us.  Some like the pharmaceuticals simply because they are under a Doctors care.  Then there is the select individuals that prefer to use herbal or natural products.  The differences are huge, say I got a prescription for Adderall and then a brain supplement which has about the same results.  The Adderall is going to have side effects that the supplement doesn’t.  Then the Adderall is going to possibly be stronger with habit forming qualities and supplements will not.  Some like to take the natural alternative because it may give long term results as a prescription will not.  The supplement alternative adds to overall health and wellness and the drug could cause damage if taken long term. I think that if you feel the need for the supplement or the drug we should weigh out the options based on our own health situation.  

Do you find yourself engaged in conversations that are going nowhere?  Do you look for things in your home and can’t seem to find them?  Do you enter a room and forget what your doing in there? You probably suffer from “brain drain.”

Brain drain is a slang term for a significant loss of short term memory, loss of clarity. Restlessness, impulsiveness, distraction and forgetfulness.    We tend to suffer from this because we have busy lives and we burn the candle at both ends.  We choose to spend our time unwisely.  We watch too much television, we watch it even on our phones for Pete’s sake. Working long hours, Studying all hours of the night and not sleeping.  These things will drain your brain just like a battery.  

Do you feed your brain on a regular basis? Have you ever thought of taking something be it drug or supplement?  I think we all have but here’s the difference between the 2 options.  

The prescription is a quick fix and wears off then in order to get back to that state you need to take more.  This becomes habit forming and not healthy for the long term user.  

Now the supplement idea helps your brain get better as you continue to take it because the vitamins and minerals are essentially feeding your brain and its good for you like a morning multivitamin.  You also get the fantastic results that you would get from the prescription, without the addiction factor.  

So when I say feed your brain I mean take a supplement that will enhance what’s already there.  A supplement that helps the brain become more creative more useful clearer and sharper with motivation.  

                                                  Keep Going

As much as we think we have had enough or we have used up all our energy on something.  We still have a little bit left in us to keep on going.  We stop to fast we give up too soon and it’s because we can’t see where it leads.  The fact of the matter is the last bit of push we have in us pushes us to success. Whether it be in business or weightlifting, building something, running etc.  If we only knew to keep going just a bit more so we could see what success looks like.  The times that we seem to keep pushing towards something is when we have nothing else.  You have all heard the stories of the entrepreneur that lost everything in a divorce or lost a job.  Only to build something from nothing and he build it because he had nothing and wouldn’t take no for an answer. He sold the stuff on street corners cooked out of his moms kitchen slept in his car.  You know all the things that happens. 

 How do we harness that passion for success without losing everything?  We have to be hungry for it that's how.  If you really want to get something in your life and continue to fight or continue towards it you will have it.  I personally have tried to work for companies only to find there was nowhere to go nowhere to advance.  A glass ceiling was there that a woman with children would never break thru.  I had to decide to make my own destiny. 

 I asked myself what would I want to do, and I pondered it for a few weeks.  I came up with this (My children suffer from ADD and we have always gone to Doctors only to be sent away with prescriptions that made them sleepy and took their personality away.)  I wanted to formulate a product that was natural and so safe you could give it to teenagers in place of Ritalin and Adderall that would curb their symptoms but not take away what I love about them.  So I started by finding a formulator that was very good at what he does and was very smart thank God I knew him because he was the key to making the product great.  I then took the formula to a supplement company that would make it for me.  I got a few samples and tweaked it a bit had a graphic designer make a fantastic label and i shopped it to ebay, amazon made a website sold it to friends relatives stood in malls and sold it at church.  Anything I could do to get this bottle in the hands of the public.  

Once I started seeing sales and reviews that the public liked what I had and that best of all it really helped it was worth it. I cried I wanted to give up I spent my last $4000.00 and that’s hard to do when you have 4 kids.  I had to throw caution to the wind and just gamble baby.  The odds were against me but i had no other choice but to try.  In the process of all of this my significant other complained and moaned and said it wasn’t bringing in money.  I always replied when it does bring in money will you jump on the band wagon?  It’s almost harder to do when you have a nay sayer in your ear trying to get you to stop telling you that you can’t.  I say fuck you and keep going and don’t look back because one day it will work and it will be because I didn’t listen to crud like that.  You can do it, I made Cerebra Ultra from the sweat on my brow and the soles of my shoes.  

                                         Sing in the car!!!  

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How do you overcome distraction at work? 

 1. Don’t read news, blogs or troll social media while at work.  Sometimes we do it on our smartphones when we are supposed to be working and it’s counterproductive.  

2. Stop trying to multitask because when you are at work you have to do the work you are paid to do first. For example trying to plan a baby shower for your friend while you are at work it is also counterproductive because neither is going to get your best.

3.  Worrying while you are at work is not going to fix anything.  If you are worrying about things at home your work will suffer.  I suggest leaving your worries at the door and be professional.  No personal calls while at work that would distract you from your duties.

4.  Stop trying to help everyone all the time.  By trying to play the hero you may be neglecting your duties.  In the process of making sure everyone's ok you may not be ok.  Think about yourself and your livelihood that is most important.

                                  Are you a busy little bee????