Originally published October 18 2005
Health expert reveals how to increase metabolism
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Lifestyle habits, including sleep, diet and stress all impact your body's metabolism, so a health expert gives advice about how to manage the various factors that impact your metabolism.
Simply put, it's the process by which the body makes and uses energy (calories) for everything from the cellular absorption of nutrients to running a marathon.Sounds like pretty boring science on paper.
Except that knowing how to efficiently metabolize calories could translate into a healthier body.Whether you're trying to lose extra pounds or preparing for the inevitable metabolic slowing that comes with age, here are some surefire ways to boost your metabolism to keep your energy pulsating and your body in shape.
Muscle is the single most important predictor or how well you metabolize your food, how well you burn calories and burn body fat.
At least 30 to 60 minutes of walking, jogging, cycling, swimming or some other form of aerobic exercise a minimum of three times a week is the other half of the exercise equation.
It may sound crazy to those trying to lose weight by severely restricting their daily caloric intake, but the problem with this old school of thought.
When our bodies don't get enough food, or fuel, every cell burns less brightly.
Of course, you still have to make good choices about what you eat.
When you eat sugar you throw your metabolic switch into fat storage mode.
It's a fact that people who eat a healthy breakfast are skinnier than people who don't.
Stress can actually cause weight gain, particularly around the tummy.
Because physical and emotional stress activates the release of cortisol, a steroid that slows metabolism.
Research shows that people who don't sleep for seven to eight hours a night are more prone to weight gain.
Additionally, we now know that lean muscle is regenerated in the final couple of hours of sleep each night.
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