Energy Is a Strategy, Not Just a Snack: 5 Reminders to Fuel High Performance
- Dilek Süzal
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
What if your fuel is the very thing blocking your flow?
It’s easy to talk about productivity, performance, and resilience. But the conversation often skips one essential ingredient: Nutrition.
⏳ Problem: Energy Drain
The body is the hard drive, the brain is the software. And yet, we treat food like an afterthought. The result? Crashes. Fog. Mood swings. And a vicious cycle of short-term fixes that mask long-term fatigue.
💡 Solution: Nurturing the body mindfully for clean and sustainable energy
The key to resilience and clarity isn’t more willpower, but smarter fuelling.
I am not a nutrition expert, but I have become a relentless researcher of this topic after recovering from my ‘Chronic Fatigue Condition’ and ‘Insomnia’ that took me three years.
Now with my coachees and clients, we start from building physical resilience routines, before transforming anything else in their lives.
As Dr. Peter Attia writes in Outlive:
"We do not have a healthcare system. We have a sick-care system. And by the time we treat the body, performance has long been compromised.” So true. How can we then internalize and take preventive measures?
In the ‘WildFit’ program by Eric Edmeades on Mindvalley,
I’ve been rediscovering how emotional eating, sugar dependence, and constant grazing aren’t just bad habits, they are responses to outdated biological programming. We eat not because we’re hungry, but because we’re tired, stressed, bored, or triggered by advertising and availability.
The ‘Intermittent Fasting’ program I completed through Mindvalley, led by Ronan Diego, showed me the other side of the coin:
✅ The body thrives when we give it space.
✅ Mental clarity improves. Focus sharpens.
✅ Our natural energy returns.
And The World Health Organization states that proper nutrition can raise productivity by up to 20%.
5 Reminders From Years of Research
Here are 5 key take-aways in a nutshell from years of research, that shall not be taken as medical advice.
🔹 Reminder #1 - Balance beats extremes. Meals that blend fibre, protein, healthy fats and healthy carbs keep your energy and glucose levels steady. As Jessie Inchauspé often explains the benefits, eat in this order.
🔹 Reminder #2 - Delay the first bite. A gentle intermittent fasting routine (12-16 hrs) can improve focus and digestion. That improved my sleeping routine too!
🔹 Reminder #3 - Hydration matters. Even mild dehydration can reduce brain function by 10%. Drink 6-8 glasses of pure water daily.
🔹 Reminder #4 - Natural foods = Natural fuel. Your brain performs better when it’s not processing chemicals and toxins.
🔹 Reminder #5 - Use food intentionally. Not to numb emotions, but to nourish the system that helps you lead, create, and show up daily!
Time for Action!
Your energy isn’t only about what you eat. It’s about what you choose. In and in-between each meal.
Will you join us in making healthy choices in the coming week?
I will choose health, and choose to design coaching and training sessions that remind you of integrating science-backed healthy habits into everyday personal and professional life.
Warmly,
Dilek
Official Collaboration Partners:
★ Lead Coach at the global coaching platform BetterUp based in USA.
★ Executive Coach and Trainer at SparkUs based in Turkey and Netherlands.
★ Impact Partner for coaching, training & facilitation projects at leadership experts Think Beyond Group based in Austria.
★ Leadership Coach at Percoms AG, based in Switzerland.
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