[jbsmith]

There are two forces that each gang up on most people to kill their energy by the afternoon...and both have to do with the pancreas.

First, sugar (doesn't need to be large amount) without offsetting protein and vegetable intake will give you a short term high, stress your pancreas and then send you down toward a crash landing.

Second, the stress as you progress through the day is deadly on your pancreas - it increases the load as does nitrates from the meat on your subway sandwitches.

Try this for a few days...

1. Load up on vegetables in the early afternoon - salad bar, vegetable sandwich, a V8 (low sodium)

2. Try meditating early in the afternoon - try and achieve total relaxation for at least 15-minutes

3. Try deep breathing, hold your breath for 20-seconds and exhale 10 times twice a day

These 3 things should make a big difference to your afternoon dips...

Jeff