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9 Quick-and-Easy Energy-Boosting Hacks That'll Make You Feel Awake AFPut a pep in your step with these simple habits that take only few minutes -- no caffeine required |
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Not only does alcohol have a dehydrating effect, which makes you feel tired, but it drains your body of magnesium. "Even slightly low levels of magnesium can cause fatigue," says Phillips, who explains that your body excretes magnesium when it metabolizes alcohol.
And while alcohol might help you knock out quicker, it makes you sleep more fitfully, robbing you of precious REM, or deep, sleep -- so you wake up feeling even more exhausted.
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