Low Energy Goes Beyond Diet and Exercise

Low Energy Goes Beyond Diet and Exercise
We gain more energy when we spend time doing things that bring meaning to our lives.Anneka/Shutterstock
Jennifer Margulis
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Many people feel empty, exhausted, and worn out from life. They just don’t have the energy they need to do the things life is throwing at them. This listlessness is fairly common.

Research published in the journal Medical Hypotheses in 2018 found that a persistent lack of energy affects between 20 and 45 percent of Americans. According to a 2021 study in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, lack of energy is a problem older adults frequently experience.
Jennifer Margulis
Jennifer Margulis
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Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
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