Tag: health

Do you jump out of bed every morning full of energy and ready to start the day with excitement? If so, great! Keep doing whatever you are doing because it’s working beautifully for you. But if you’re like the majority of people, the answer is no. You may press the snooze button 10 times, or you may drag yourself out of bed and immediately go to the coffee pot to pour yourself a cup of joe (which you have on an automatic timer before your alarm goes off, of course.) If it’s a struggle for you to have enough energy to get up every morning, and keep it throughout the day, then keep reading to learn 3 ways to increase your energy so you don’t have to struggle anymore.

3 Ways to Increase Your Energy: Drink More Water

Keeping your body hydrated is the easiest thing you can do each day to increase your energy. Your body is comprised of millions of cells that are duplicating and replenishing themselves every second of every day. These cells need to be properly hydrated in order for you to feel your best and to have an abundance of energy. Tip: Aim to drink 1/2 of your body weight, in ounces, of purified water every day. For example, if you weigh 150 pounds, drinking 75 ounces of water every day will help keep you hydrated and energized.

 

 

 

3 Ways to Increase Your Energy: Eat Clean

Our definition of eating clean is a simple one: eat more whole foods and less processed junk. Whole foods are fresh vegetables and fruits, healthy fats like raw organic oils, nuts, and seeds, lean proteins, whole grains, and superfoods. The more you add fresh whole foods to your diet, the more energy you’ll have to help get you through the day. Tip: Eating leafy green vegetables with each meal gives you a huge energy boost! Try making a green smoothie, or stopping by and having one of our superfood smoothies, to give you the energy boost you need.

 

 

3 Ways to Increase Your Energy: Move Your Body

Moving you body every day helps circulate your blood and give you a fresh boost of oxygen, thereby increasing your energy. You don’t need to run a marathon or bike 50 miles, especially if you’re new to exercise. Simple movements like a 20 minute walk in the morning, or on your lunchtime break, will do wonders for your body. Tip: With the warm weather upon us, now is a great chance to get outdoors and move your body! Come on by and get your energy boost with one of our many activities like surfing, SUP’ing, and bike rentals.

 

 

We’d love to hear from you! Which one of these tips will you do this week to help increase you’re energy? Leave it in the comments below!

Sugar is a hot topic in the health industry today. There’s articles, books, TV specials, and movies all talking about sugar and it’s harmful effects on the body. However, not all sugars are created equal – and that’s why we wanted to share with you the difference between natural sugar vs. artificial sweeteners. 

The difference between natural sugars vs. artificial sweeteners

Natural sugar is found in nature – just like it’s name states! Our bodies recognizes sugar in it’s natural state and can use it for energy and cell reproduction (which happens within our bodies millions of times each minute – our body is a pretty fascinating place!) You’ll find natural sugars in fruits, vegetables, and in natural sweeteners. Examples of natural sweeteners are maple syrup, honey, agave, and organic cane sugar. 

Artificial sweeteners are man-made, highly addictive, and can often have harmful effects on the body. Why do they have such harmful effects on your body? Mainly because your body does not recognize them as food. Artificial sweeteners are foreign substances that your body does not know how to process correctly. Once you give your body even a tiny bit of an artificial sweetener, you’re body will crave more, and more, and more. This is why artificial sweeteners are now being link to degenerative diseases like obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. You’ll find artificial sweeteners in processed foods, like soda, sports drinks, cereals, candy bars, frozen foods, breads, sauces, as well as many other foods. Examples of artificial sweeteners include high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, and Splenda. You can find a thorough list of all of the names it goes by here. 

What makes SurfBerry different when it comes to natural sugars vs. artificial sweeteners? 

At SurfBerry we only use natural sugars in our products – you’ll find no artificial sweeteners here! Our juices are sweetened only with fruits and veggies. Our smoothies are sweetened with fruits, veggies, and organic agave. Our acai bowls are sweetened with fruits and honey. You will never find any high fructose corn syrup in our frozen yogurt and our Hawaiian shave ice, is sweetened only with organic cane sugar.

Our drinks and foods are made with the freshest highest quality ingredients here at SurfBerry, so there’s no need to worry about any unhealthy artificial sweeteners in our products. That’s the SurfBerry difference!

To your health!

Andrea