Zinc, energy levels and mood - best destressing method

Taking zinc decreases anxiety especially taking it after few days of inhibitory supplements such as Thiamine.

Last few days, I have been taking thiamine HCl 25 mg two times daily. Today, I did not take thiamine. Instead, I took zinc gluconate (equivalent to 25 mg elemental zinc). I could feel good mood, less anxiety, good working memory and less post lunch sleepiness.

Daily aerobic exercise coupled with zinc for few days appears to destress and elevate mood.

Exercise increases libido and mood

Exercise, particularly cardiovascular exercise increases libido and penile erection significantly. Also, it increases mood and happiness.

Walking for 45 minutes to 60 minutes increases blood circulation and mild improvement in alertness, focus, concentration and mood. But, no spurt of happiness or libido happens.

During the walking, particularly after 30 minutes of walking, jogging for 3-5 minutes (250 - 500 meters) with faster respiratory rate (literally gasping like a dog), increases the happiness and libido after few hours.

Also, walking 1-1.5 km after each meal improves the blood circulation and keep the mood active and alert. Consumption of food diverts the blood flow to stomach. This decreases the blood flow to brain which is already receiving poor circulation. That's why dullness and drowsiness happen after the lunch ( a heavy meal). So, walking immediately after each meal improves the circulation to all parts of the body and to brain also. This sort of exercise may be practiced to improve the energy levels, focus and concentration. 

Effect of exercise timing

I switched my exercise timing from morning to evening and also increased the duration to 40-45 minutes. Also, I have reduced my protein intake (no fish during lunch and dinner but an omlette at dinner). I did elliptical cross training (cycling movement for legs and rowing movement for hands and upper body) for 40-45 minutes (distance covered - 14 kilometers at a speed of average 19-20 km/hour) I have observed the following things.

1. Better sleep with dream recall
2. Ability to get up from sleep faster with the feeling of completed sleep
3. Increased energy especially in morning - get ready to office in 1 hour 30 minutes after getting up
4. Increased focus and sustained concentration
5. Decreased sense of daytime sleepiness especially post lunch dip or afternoon sleepiness
5. Increased motivation

Possible reasons:
1. Evening time may be the best time for exercise because of more muscle flexibility
2. Evening exercise may stabilize cortisol level.

Effect of folic acid

I was taking folic acid (5 mg b.i.d) for one week. The folic acid gave me very good upliftment of mood and energy. The same effect was also observed with metyltetrahydrofolate 3.25 mg o.d. @ night. So it seems that folic acid deficiency may be present in my body. It could be genetical in origin or maybe acquired due to stress. At this time i am not taking any multivitamin tablets for the last three months. I am taking siddha medicine for hypercholesterolemia. When i am taking siddha medicine along with folic acid it gave me eye irritation and redness. So, i have to stop folic acid for a while. I need to explore further on this.