Most likely, you know – and admire – people who routinely maximize their day from dawn to dusk with boundless reserves of physical and mental energy.
Why is it that some people have unlimited energy and others do not? And what exactly is “energy” – that feeling you get when you have it, and even more so when you don’t?
Energy can show up as physical strength when you beat your workout goals and still have energy and stamina left over for the things you enjoy.
Or it can be mental… You tackle a project you’ve been putting off for days or months, and all the pieces come together seamlessly.
Energy is both mental and physical, but for both it starts at your body’s cellular level, in your mitochondria. Your mitochondria generate about 85% of all ATP – or cellular energy – produced in your body.
Your body is like one big social network – your cells and organs need energy to communicate with each other to function properly and for you to feel energized.
For example, your cells talk to each other, and so do your organs. Your mitochondria, or the power houses in your cells, talk to the bacteria in your gut. Your muscles send out signals to fat and liver tissue to release energy when you exercise.
But all these things can only happen when your body has enough energy.
In the search for energy, individuals – and especially biohackers – have tried everything from sipping on caffeine-laced energy drinks to plunging into ice baths to even taking questionable pharmaceuticals.
All in the name of gaining more alertness and “umph,” especially during “burnout” afternoons and other periods of low energy…
4 Little-Known Reasons for Low Energy
Many things can contribute to having low levels of physical or mental energy. While some may be obvious – like stress, or not getting enough quality sleep or working out too hard – other reasons might be less apparent.
Here are four possible reasons for low energy that you may not be aware of…
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Your mitochondrial energy production may be low.
The mitochondria in your cells not only produce energy, but they also play a key role in cellular defense – like acting as a lookout tower for threats to your health. Stress, too little sleep, poor nutrition, environmental toxins, and oxidative stress inside your cells are all perceived threats that can disrupt energy production.
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You may not be getting enough natural light.
Too little of the right kinds of light – and too much of the wrong kinds, especially at night – can disrupt your circadian rhythm and cause fatigue. Your mitochondria require sun exposure to produce energy and melatonin to help protect them from damage. Red and infrared light also stimulate ATP, or energy, production in your mitochondria, and encourage their growth.
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You may have low muscle mass.
Many are surprised to learn that low muscle mass can be a major reason for low energy and fatigue. Why? Glycogen serves as a storage form for glucose in your skeletal muscles, which allows ATP to be produced in muscle cells for energy. Greater muscle mass promotes energy production as well as metabolic flexibility.
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You may have poor metabolic health.
Fourteen in 15 individuals don’t have optimal metabolic health, and that can be a major contributor to low energy levels. Eating a healthy whole food diet, restricting processed foods and seed oils, practicing time-restricted eating (TRE) for a short time, and avoiding eating after dinnertime (at least three hours before bedtime) help support healthy insulin and blood sugar levels, and improve mitochondrial health.
As people grow older, they tend to have fewer mitochondria – many experience a loss of about 10% with each decade of life. So, an older individual may have as much as 75% lower mitochondrial capacity as a young person.
However, it’s not necessarily a matter of age. A healthy, athletic 70-year-old who has been active throughout life can have the same mitochondrial capacity as a 40-year-old.
Stress is one factor that works against healthy mitochondria… Researchers have discovered that cells not only age faster when exposed to stress, but also burn energy faster and consume more oxygen.
The Downside of Using Caffeine as an Energy Boost
Many people turn to coffee, tea, and soft drinks – especially energy drinks – when they feel like they need a lift or want greater mental focus.
The caffeine in these products acts as a stimulant to help you feel less tired or sleepy and be more alert and focused. When consumed, caffeine crosses your blood-brain barrier and activates your central nervous system.
While moderate amounts of caffeine are thought to be beneficial to health, people can experience different effects from its consumption. Not everyone metabolizes caffeine at the same rate.
Consuming too much caffeine (for you) can lead to:
- Jitters and restlessness
- Fast heart rate
- Nausea and upset stomach
- Headache
- Sleep disruption
- Changes in mood
Energy drinks tend to contain at least moderate levels of caffeine, sometimes in a pure or highly concentrated form, which can be a hazard to health. Caffeine is also found in plants like guarana and yerba mate, common ingredients added to energy drinks.
Just one teaspoon of pure powdered caffeine is equivalent to the amount of caffeine in 28 cups of coffee. And a half cup of a highly concentrated caffeine liquid product could be like drinking 20 cups of coffee.
A major drawback of using caffeine to increase your energy and brain power is that its effects are short-lived. Levels of caffeine peak in your blood within 15 to 45 minutes, and are then quickly metabolized by your liver, leaving you feeling depleted.
Introducing Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 For a Long-Lasting Energy Lift
We’ve come up with a simple way to get a long-lasting energy boost – without relying solely on caffeine.
Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 combines four ingredients that not only help boost your physical and mental energy, they support many of your body’s functions as well:
- Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)
- A special Cocoa Energy Blend containing Lowfat Cocoa, Ginger Root, Allspice Fruit, and Cinnamon Bark
- Theobromine
- Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng) Root Extract
Let’s take a closer look at the first ingredient, Methylcobalamin, or Vitamin B12…
Get Your Power on with Vitamin B12
Often referred to as the ‘energy vitamin,’ vitamin B12 is required for a wide range of functions in your body, including…
- Maintaining normal energy levels by converting carbohydrates to glucose and fatty acids into energy – two major sources of fuel for your body.*
- Supporting healthy cognitive function, mental clarity, alertness and concentration.*
- Easing stress and promoting a positive mood and feelings of well-being.*
- Promoting healthy neurological activity, including maintaining healthy nerve endings to support normal nerve growth and development.*
- Breaking down homocysteine in your blood for healthy heart and brain function.*
- Maintaining healthy circulation by helping to regulate the formation of red blood cells and the proper use of iron.*
- Promoting optimal adrenal health and hormone production.*
- Easing occasional sleeplessness by supporting normal melatonin production.*
- Maintaining healthy cell growth and repair, and promoting healthy cellular aging.*
- Promoting healthy immune function.*
As essential a nutrient vitamin B12 may be for health, not everyone has adequate levels. Many people – as many as 40% of the U.S. population – may be low in this vital nutrient.
Why You May Not Be Getting Enough Vitamin B12
Vegans, vegetarians, and individuals over 50 years of age are most at risk for low levels of vitamin B12, but that’s not all. Surprisingly, you can still be at risk if you eat meat.
Vitamin B12 is tightly bound to the proteins in animal foods and requires high levels of stomach acid to release it. Stomach acid generally decreases with age.
People who regularly drink alcohol and more than four cups of coffee a day, as well as women who are pregnant or taking birth control pills for extended periods, may also be at risk.
So, what are the more common signs of low levels of vitamin B12?
- Feeling tired for no reason
- Mood changes
- Mental fogginess and occasional forgetfulness
- Joint discomfort
- Muscle weakness
- Dizziness
- Difficulty sleeping
Most vitamin supplements contain vitamin B12 in the form of cyanocobalamin, which only becomes biologically active after your body converts it to methylcobalamin.
Studies suggest methyl B12, or methylcobalamin, is better utilized and retained in your body because it’s already in the naturally occurring active coenzyme form.
And many supplements don’t supply enough vitamin B12 – typically only about 100 to 200 micrograms (mcg).
Each one-capsule serving of Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 provides 1,000 mcg of Vitamin B12 in the preferred Methylcobalamin form – without any competing nutrients.
Includes a Special Cocoa Energy Blend for Cognition, Focus, Mood, Blood Flow and More
The second ingredient in Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 is a patented cocoa-based blend.
This unique blend delivers the best of chocolate – its taste, aroma, and health benefits – without any of its undesirable side effects, such as jitters, stomachache, sleep problems and dependency issues.
It offers potential benefits for your…
- Energy, endurance, and stamina*
- Mental function and concentration*
- Mood and outlook on life*
- Metabolic health and weight management*
- Heart health and circulation*
What’s the difference between cacao and cocoa?
Cacao is the actual bean, whereas cocoa is cacao that has been lightly processed to remove the fat. Both have the same effects on your body, courtesy of its valuable constituents that remain intact during processing: theobromine, amino acids, minerals, polyphenols, biogenic amines, and anandamides.
This unique Cocoa Energy Blend contains compounds that act on your body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which helps maintain inner balance and harmony among all your systems, including your brain, gut, bones, heart, lungs, nervous and immune systems.*
Produced by your body, Anandamide is one of your main endocannabinoids. These naturally-occurring compounds in cocoa may slow the breakdown of this beneficial endocannabinoid, which promotes a positive mood.*
Even though the Cocoa Energy Blend is delivered as part of Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 in capsule form – and you don’t taste it – the blend also contains Ginger Root, Allspice Fruit and Cinnamon Bark to enhance the flavor of this Cocoa Energy Blend.
This Secret Ingredient in Offers a Nourishing, Mood-Lifting Energy Boost
Theobromine, a cousin of caffeine, is the energizing compound in our Cocoa Energy Blend. Naturally found in cocoa, it offers a nourishing energy boost that is more sustained than the crash-and-burn energy from caffeine.
Working on the same receptor systems as caffeine, theobromine provides:
- A milder stimulant effect, resulting in jitter-free energy.
- A longer half-life in the body, providing longer-lasting energy.
- Less effects on sleep than caffeine.
- Less addictive properties than caffeine.
Theobromine, combined with the cocoa’s polyphenol, or antioxidant, content, may help promote focus, learning and cognition.*
How does it work?
This energizing substance acts on a cascade of signaling systems that promote healthy levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF, which supports neuroplasticity in your brain – the normal change and growth that occurs in a healthy brain.*
Providing a total of 100 mg of theobromine in each one-capsule serving, the theobromine in our Cocoa Energy Blend may help you maintain your focus for longer periods of time helping you charge through your daily tasks.*
Recharge Your Body with Korean Ginseng
Last, but not least, Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 contains Korean Ginseng, or Panax ginseng.
Translated, Panax ginseng means “all healing” ginseng, which comes as no surprise considering it’s been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese practice.
Traditionally, ginseng is used to tonify chi, or vital energy. More recent research suggests it can help with many functions, including…
- Supporting energy production.*
- Managing daily stress.*
- Supporting healthy brain function.*
- Maintaining blood sugar levels already in the normal range.*
- Supporting digestive and immune health.*
There are different types of ginseng – Asian or Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) are the main types. Other forms of ginseng, like eleuthero, or Siberian ginseng, are not actually ginseng.
We use Korean Ginseng in Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 because it contains more ginsenosides – the most valuable parts of ginseng.
Ginsenosides can be challenging for your body to absorb. To help overcome that hurdle and optimize their absorption, we use a specially fermented Korean ginseng that acts like it’s already been metabolized in your large intestine.
Unlike many other ginseng products, the whole root is extracted using a special low-heat vacuum method. This gentle process helps maintain the vitamins, amino acids and organic compounds typically lost in the regular high heat steaming process.
NSF Certified for Sport® for Your Peace of Mind
Many dietary supplements promise athletes extra strength and power. However, a great deal of them can’t be trusted.
Some of the products do not contain the ingredients or quantities shown on the label, and others may contain unwanted or even banned substances.
With the goal of providing individuals with safer choices when selecting dietary supplements, National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International has developed the first truly independent testing standard and product certification program known as NSF/ANSI 173.
NSF International’s Certified for Sport® program meets the growing demands of athletes, coaches and all those concerned about banned substances in dietary supplements and functional foods.
Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 is Certified for Sport® by NSF International, the only independent third-party certification program recognized by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and the Canadian Football League.
Certified for Sport® is also recommended by the NFL, NBA, PGA, LPGA, CCES, CPSDA, iNADO, Ironman, NASCAR, Taylor Hooton Foundation and many other organizations seeking to mitigate the risks of contaminated dietary supplements.
There are four major quality components of the Certified for Sport® certification program:
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The product is manufactured at a facility that is GMP registered and audited up to two times per year for quality and safety by NSF International to comply with the U.S. FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.
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Toxicological review of the label to make sure all ingredients are allowed to be in a dietary supplement and that the amount of each ingredient does not exceed typical use levels established by NSF.
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The product and label are tested to verify product formulation and label claims to be sure that what’s on the label is in the product. Then chemical and contaminant testing is conducted to make sure there are no potentially harmful levels of specific contaminants, pesticides, heavy metals and more.
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Products are tested for more than 272 substances which are banned by major athletic organizations and anti-doping associations.
When you choose Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12, you can rest easy knowing it’s a product you can trust.
Discover the Power of Pure Energizing Ingredients
If you’d like to pack more power into your day – and not endure the undesirable aspects of too much caffeine – Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 offers you the best in pure energizing ingredients.
From the patented Cocoa Energy Blend to a generous dose of Vitamin B12 in the preferred Methylcobalamin form, to the more absorbable Fermented Korean Ginseng, you have everything you need to take your physical and mental energy to the next level.
Help bring your energy levels back up to where they were years ago, and enjoy the wide range of potential benefits that only Pure Power Energy Boost Ginseng + B12 can provide. Order your supply today.