6 energy boosters to help beat the midday slump, from a nutrition expert [Video]

Every day, it’s lurking — somewhere in the window between lunch and dinner, waiting to sap your energy and motivation.

It’s the midday slump, that time of afternoon when many people succumb to fatigue, lethargy and a general decline in productivity.

But you don’t have to surrender to the post-lunch “food coma,” according to Dr. Christopher Rhodes, a nutritional biologist and CEO of Mimio Health in Davis, California.

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Rhodes — whose mission is to “improve society’s cellular health and longevity through nutrition, vitamins and supplements to reach peak human performance” — revealed some of his practical tips to keep energy levels high all day long.

1. Resist grazing or food ‘teasing’2. Keep glucose in check3. Optimize your health with a daily supplement4. Consider quitting coffee5. Eat a nutritionally rich lunch6. Get active after eating

1. Resist grazing or ‘food teasing’

Snacking throughout the day can cause your body to want greater amounts of food, causing a spike …