- [Lorie] Americans are dealing
with a new kind of energy crisis.
- Fatigue and tiredness now isan epidemic in this country.
Well, over 50% of people actually complain
of chronic tiredness andthat includes millennials.
And that's certainly not ourexperience in years past.
- [Lorie] What's changed?
According to Dr. Steven Gundry author
of "The Energy Paradox,"
what to do when yourget-up-and-go has got up and gone.
It's all about looking inside ourselves.
More people have an unhealthygut today than in the past.
And that's the primarycause of our energy crisis.
- Two o'clock in the afternoon
all of a sudden kind of allsystems seem to go on pause.
You don't feel like working anymore.
You don't feel like doinganything with the kids anymore
and you just wanna lay downor reach for an energy bar
or get another pick me up a cup of tea.
- [Lorie] Dr. Gundrysays this zaps our energy
because of holes thatdevelop in the gut lining.
- If you're tired andfatigued, you got leaky gut.
- [Lorie] And that leakingcauses inflammation
which can drain huge amountsof our precious energy.
- Inflammation is actuallyour white blood cells,
our immune system, ourfoot soldiers if you will,
attacking threats thatactually come into our body
primarily through the lining of our gut.
- The good news is wecan repair a leaky gut
and reverse other gut issues
by consuming lots of different types
of good bacteria called probiotics,
then feeding those good bacteria
lots of fiber rich foods called prebiotics
causing the bacteriato thrive and multiply.
These probiotics can befound in supplements.
Foods like yogurt and KimChee and drinks like Kombucha.
Then it's important totake so-called prebiotics
found in supplements orfoods like fresh vegetables.
These literally feed the goodbacteria helping it reproduce.
- They actually communicate
to the energy producing organelles
in all of our cellscalled the mitochondria
to make more energy.
So probiotics that youmanufacture by eating prebiotics
literally turbocharges you're energy.
- [Lorie] And it's alsoimportant to stay away from foods
that deplete energy, thatincludes the usual suspects
of too much sugar and processed foods
which can also damage the gut.
Gundry further recommends resisting
the temptation to overmedicate.
- Please, please, please, try to avoid
taking antibiotics for simple things
like runny noses or scratchy throats.
Try to avoid eating animals
that have been raised withantibiotics from factory farms.
It turns out antibiotics killoff most of the good bugs
in our intestines that actuallyprotect us from leaky gut.
- [Lorie] And don't take certain heartburn
and acid indigestion medicineslonger than two weeks.
- We now know that these actually stop
the energy producing organelles,
the mitochondria from working
because they interrupt howmitochondria produce energy
which is called proton pumping.
- [Lorie] Dr. Gundry says people suffering
from low energy usuallyneed more Vitamin D.
He recommends a 5,000 IU daily supplement
and going outside.
- We actually produce ATPenergy from sunlight exposure.
- [Lorie] Lastly, inorder to feel energetic
during the day we needa good night's sleep.
However, blue light comingfrom our electronics
can keep us from falling asleep.
Dr. Gundry recommends turning them off
hours before bedtime or wearingblue light blocking glasses.
Lorie Johnson, CBN news.
