Jack Challem
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 Protein boosts the metabolic rate. Your metabolic rate governs how well or how poorly your body burns calories. Studies have consistently found that people lose more fat and less muscle on higher-protein diets. This is important because muscle is the body's principal fat-burning tissue. In a study at the University of Illinois, women on high-protein diets had increases in their thyroid hormone and a faster metabolic rate, which helped them to burn calories. |
Marshall Editions
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 This leads to an increase in the body's metabolic rate, which in turn causes the body's other functions to speed up. The thyroid gland can also become enlarged, which results in the formation of a goiter, where the base of the neck becomes swollen.
The causes of hyperthyroidism are uncertain; however, it is thought that hereditary and environmental factors can contribute to the condition. If your doctor suspects an increase in your metabolic rate, he or she will examine the throat for an enlarged thyroid gland and carry out thyroid function tests. |
Dr. Timothy Scott
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 We decrease our metabolic rate whenever we lie down and rest. As hard as it may be to believe, television viewing somehow decreases the body's metabolic rate even more dramatically.21 Watching television also slows down the body more than does reading.22 I want to see the depressed person moving away from anything that depresses physically or mentally. The "opposite" of watching television in terms of metabolic rate changes is getting physical exercise. Perhaps this is another reason exercise is so beneficial to those seeking to overcome depression. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 In the past it was thought that your resting metabolic rate (RMR) declined with weight loss primarily because of the decrease in caloric intake or changes in muscle to fat ratio. But clinical studies are now showing that one of the first things toxins do when your fat cells release them into the blood is slow down your resting metabolic rate. Moreover, the same studies determine that toxins affect the production of the thyroid hormones, which as I just mentioned play a major role in your body's metabolism. |
Patrick Holford
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 The most important reason why exercise is a key to weight loss is its effect on your metabolic rate. According to Professor William D. McArdle, exercise physiologist at City University, New York, "Most people can generate metabolic rates that are eight to ten times above their resting value during sustained cycling, running, or swimming. Complementing this increased metabolic rate is the observation that vigorous exercise will raise metabolic rate for up to fifteen hours after exercise." Surveys do show that leaner people tend to exercise more. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 In phase
I, 12 healthy subjects with a BMI of 25 to 35 kg/m2 had resting metabolic rate (RMR) measured for 2 hours after ingesting C&E or a placebo on two occasions 1 week apart, followed by a 1-week washout phase before phase II. In phase
II, these 12 subjects, plus 28 additional subjects, were randomized to a 12-week, double-blind trial comparing C&E (three times/day) to placebo. In phase III, the C&E group was given open-label C&E for 3 months, and the placebo group was given C&E for 6 months. C&E increased the resting metabolic rate (RMR) significantly by 8% compared to placebo. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Remember those hibernating ground squirrels, with their low metabolic rate, that live five times longer than nonhibernators?5 Still having trouble with this concept? In an energy crisis, when gas shortages are imminent, which car sits in the garage-the Toyota Prius or the Hummer? Bye-bye Hummer, hello Prius. Do you want your autopilot to keep driving you? If so, pay attention.
FRYING YOUR HEART AND BRAIN
So what does eating less meat have to do with decreasing heat production? Remember how you were so happy to be able to eat all those "free" protein calories in the Teardown phase? |
Jack Challem
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| In a study at the University of Illinois, women on high-protein diets had increases in their thyroid hormone and a faster metabolic rate, which helped them to burn calories. Protein also requires a fair amount of energy to metabolize, resulting in a thermogenic effect three times higher than that of either carbohydrate or fat.
Protein plus exercise burns even more fat. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana, placed obese middle-age women on either a high-protein, low-carb diet or a high-carb, low-protein diet. They also asked some of the women to exercise regularly. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Basal metabolic rate. The rate at which energy is used by a person at rest for maintaining basic body processes, such as breathing and the circulation of fluids.
Bile. A bitter-tasting fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder before being released into the small intestine to assist in the digestion of fats.
Blood pressure. The forces placed on the blood vessels by the flow of blood.
Bone marrow. The soft material that fills the inside of bone cavities and produces blood cells.
Bowel. The small or large intestine.
Caffeine. An organic chemical present in tea. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 It raises the metabolic rate and speeds up fat oxidation, thus helping people lose weight. Also has a powerful effect against rheumatoid arthritis and tumors.
9. Whole grains/brown rice: They offer a wide array of health benefits. Not only do whole grains contain fiber and traditional nutrients such as B vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium, and iron, but they also contain numerous disease-fighting phytochemicals and antioxidants not found in fruits.
10. Yogurt with bioactive cultures: A great source of protein and calcium. |
| Coconut oil: It supports overall immune functions; prevents bacterial, viral, and fungal infections and digestive disorders; and increases the metabolic rate.
CHAPTER 1 1
Beverages
The best beverage in the world, bar none, is water. You can't live very long without it, and it is necessary for almost every metabolic process. But that doesn't mean there aren't other beverages that are amazing for your health. There are. And nine of them (ten if you include water) are portrayed in depth in this section of this book. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| To drop their abnormally high metabolic rate, caused by the breakdown of animal protein. If you eat meat, you'll generate heat.
Here's another reason generating heat is bad: advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which result from heat's bonding sugar to protein (which we'll discuss more later). Think of them this way: If you want a really crusty steak, you turn up the flame; the higher the heat, the crispier the meat. Unfortunately, the higher your body temperature, the more AGEs form in your brain and heart. You can even see them! |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Area under the curve (AUC) for resting metabolic rate (RMR), respiratory quotient (RQ), blood pressure, pulse rate, and temperature were measured. At each visit RMR was measured at baseline and at one and two hours following oral administration of supplement or placebo. The RMR and systolic blood pressure (SBP) AUCs increased significantly (p<0.02 and p<0.01, respectively) in the herbal supplement group compared to placebo. The AUC increase in RMR over the two-hour test period was 77.19 kcal/24 hr2 +/- 120.10 kcal/24 hr2 with an average rise of 52.38 +/- 29.52 kcal/24 hrs. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| I'll bet you thought that increasing your heat by raising your metabolic rate was a good thing, didn't you? After all, doesn't everyone believe that supercharging your metabolism is good for you? You're supposed to rev up those fat-burning cells, stimulate your thyroid to make more thyroid hormone, goose those fat-burning hormones, and workup a good sweat at the gym! Right? Unfortunately, they're all wrong. To your genetic autopilot, all this means is that you're terribly inefficient at burning your fuel and working much harder than you should. |
| Jicama þKohlrabi þMushrooms þOlives þOnions, shallots, scallions, chives þPeppers (hot, such as jalapeno) þPeppers (sweet bell, all colors) þPumpkin (up to 1 cup a day) þRadishes (including daikon) þSugar snap peas, snow peas (but not shelled peas) þSummer squash (patty pan, yellow crookneck, zucchini) þWater chestnuts
GO FOR THE BURN
Eating jalapefios or other chiles, and hot, spicy foods in general, raises your metabolic rate, which enhances weight loss.
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Approach root vegetables with caution. |
Andreas Moritz
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 This lowers the metabolic rate and general circulation, and the resulting accumulation of toxic waste congests vital areas of tissues and organs in the body. The lymphatic system becomes severely blocked and retains large amounts of lymph, hence the swelling that accompanies weight gain.
Weight Regulation is Natural
Weight loss occurs spontaneously when the natural weight regulation mechanisms are restored. Excessive body weight is a symptom of disturbed digestion and metabolism. In addition, it is a sign of chronic toxicity in the body. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| When I took Michelle's temperature, it was 95 degrees, meaning she had a low, and therefore efficient, metabolic rate. Her blood pressure was an exemplary 95/55. When her blood samples were analyzed, as I expected, they were perfect: low cholesterol, no evidence of inflammation. An active businesswoman, Michelle is now 96 and still shows no signs of aging. Why would she? Her longevity genes are activated, preserving her from harm. Rather than being in survival mode, she exists in what I call "perfect efficiency," which is what I hope to attain-and the same goal I have for you. |
Tom Bohager
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 An insufficiency in thyroid hormones can have an effect on all body functions, but particularly affects the metabolic rate. A deficiency generally results in a large array of signs and symptoms. These can include fatigue; weight gain; weakness; depression; infertility; constipation; low basal body temperature (below 97.6 |
Dr. Timothy Scott
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| As hard as it may be to believe, television viewing somehow decreases the body's metabolic rate even more dramatically.21 Watching television also slows down the body more than does reading.22 I want to see the depressed person moving away from anything that depresses physically or mentally. The "opposite" of watching television in terms of metabolic rate changes is getting physical exercise. Perhaps this is another reason exercise is so beneficial to those seeking to overcome depression.
There are secondary reasons why I am concerned about television viewing. |
| My list includes the following:
(1) Exercise raises the body's metabolic rate. (Depression lowers the body's metabolic rate.)
(2) Exercise increases one's energy level. (Depression lowers one's energy level.)
(3) Exercise brings about better sleep. (Depression hinders sleep.)
(4) Exercise often involves a person with other exercisers. (Depression tends to result in more isolation and less socialization.)
(5) Exercise tends to release stress and tension. (Depression increases stress and tension.)
(6) Exercise gets your mind off the problem. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 The more muscle tissue you have, the higher your metabolic rate will be, because while you burn a certain amount of calories during exercise, your muscle tissue will continue to burn calories hours after you exercise.200
MEDITATION AND PRAYER
The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program also includes training in meditation, as stress has been distinctly related to an increase in blood sugar secondary to an increase in epinephrine and corticosteroid secretion. This leads to an increase in insulin resistance. The value of meditation and yoga have been shown in such well-known programs as that of Dr. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| Having a high metabolic rate is like having a car that gets 10 miles to the gallon.
Healthy centenarians consistently have temperatures in the range of 950 to 96T, not the 98.6°F considered "normal," as does my 96-year-old patient Michelle. Let's be clear on this: use the heat of burning protein to jettison those dangerous and unwanted pounds in the Teardown phase, but the sooner you get your metabolism "running" at a lower temperature long term, the better. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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 This too suggests an increased metabolic rate.
The GM-fed mice also had more splicing factors in their liver cells. These are the complex molecular machines that process RNA (by removing introns, if present). An increased number of splicing factors suggests increased gene expression, i.e., DNA in the liver is making more RNA copies.
Effects reversed with changed diet
In order to verify that GM soy was the cause of the modifications of liver nuclei, three-month-old (adult) mice that had been fed a diet with GM soy all their lives, switched to non-GM soy for one month. |
Andreas Moritz
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| This organ's high metabolic rate produces a great deal of heat, making the liver the main heat-producing organ in the body. However, if you keep disregarding the body's biological rhythms and remain awake during this cycle, much less energy is available to carry out the liver's important activities, and eventually decreased liver function, intrahepatic stones, and diminished health are the result.
WHY PROPER SLEEP IS SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU!
The liver requires all the energy it can get to meet all these and many other responsibilities. |
| If the thyroid moves into a hyperactive mode, the overall metabolic rate of the body increases. The body's cells become hyperactive and demand an ever-increasing amount of nutrients.
Given the congestion in the abdominal cisterna chyli vessels and the thoracic duct, the lymphatic ducts that drain metabolic waste from the thyroid into the thoracic duct fail to do so adequately. When lymph drainage from the glands is insufficient, they become congested. Lymph nodes may start swelling up and the thyroid becomes enlarged. This brings about hyposecretion (lack) of hormones. |
| Too much sitting or sleeping, on the other hand, can make Kaphas lethargic and lazy, which slows their already low metabolic rate. A sedentary lifestyle predisposes them to putting on weight very easily; this may sometimes even happen by merely looking at food. They tend to deal with unresolved emotional issues through eating because this activity gives them the most pleasure. In this sense, food is their temporary way out of an unpleasant situation. Unbalanced Kaphas can be recognized by their excessive weight. They often become obese if "things don't move" in their lives. |
| His naturally slow metabolic rate can be considered responsible for the slow advancement of the illness.
Jeromy received his first chemotherapy treatment in 1979, soon after diagnosis of the lymphoma, but there was no detectible improvement of his condition. In 1982, his doctors added multiple radiation treatments to the regular chemotherapy, but these produced severe side effects, including loss of all body hair and his sense of taste. His distress was considerable. |
| People who suffer from low metabolism (mainly Kapha types) can speed up their metabolic rate by as much as 30 percent by using warming or heating spices in their food. Chili peppers or chili-containing spice mixes should be avoided, though, as they affect the chest and cause mucus irritation in the stomach and intestines. If you like food to be hot and spicy, cayenne pepper is the best option.
þ If available, drink 2 to 4 ounces of freshly prepared carrot juice before lunch. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 I learned that trauma to the body—even to the head alone—greatly increases the body's metabolic rate. In fact, the metabolic rates of many trauma patients resemble those of long-distance runners. Further study revealed that such stresses to the body cause a very rapid depletion of water-soluble vitamins and many minerals.
So we have patients with enormously high metabolic demands experiencing rapid depletion of nutrients, and we are supplying them only with sugar, water, and sodium chloride (salt)! |
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