Your metabolism is responsible for burning calories, and so its very important that it’s healthy! Without optimal metabolism, the body stores more calories as fat, which is a huge problem for people who are trying to lose, or maintain, weight. So, here’s my top twelve tips on keeping your metabolism healthy..
1. Eat breakfast!
I know so many people who skip breakfast, thinking its better to go longer without eating. This is the opposite of the truth! Breakfast gives your metabolism a boost, and wakes your body out of the starvation mode it entered through the night. If you don’t eat breakfast, you’ll burn only a few calories, if any, between waking up and dinnertime. So make sure you eat a hearty and healthy breakfast.
2. Spicy Food!
Adding spices to your food really boosts your metabolism, as it is digested faster. Mexican and Thai foods often contain a lot of spices, or invest in a spice rack and get experimenting!
3. Split Up Your Meals
Instead of eating three big meals a day, why not eat six little ones? This keeps your digestive system working, and so ensures you are always burning optimum calories. As a general rule, try not to leave more than four hours between each meal.
4. Drink Green Tea
Although I really hate the stuff, green tea has been studied by Scientists and they discovered that the antioxidants in it keep your metabolism revving. They also improve concentration, boosts energy, lower cholesterol, guards against some cancers and even make people happier, so get drinking!
5. Sleep!
People who don’t get eight hours sleep at night are much more likely to be obese, as they have to constantly snack on foods to get energy, and their bodies store this energy as fat. Make sure you get eight hours at least four times a week!
6. Eat Protein
Between 20 and 35 percent of your daily calorie intake should come from protein. This isn’t just meat, it includes eggs, cheeses and nuts, too. The amino acids in protein make your body work harder to break up carbohydrates, which means you burn more calories.
indeed, too much stress can take its toll on one’s health.. when the 90/10 rule is reversed, that’s when the body gets messed up. :)
nice tips you got here with good explanations. :)
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Hi Grace,
Glad you love the post! Keep visiting us :)
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Grace, yep, very true. :)
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this is a great post, thanks (:
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Hi Rose,
Thank so much sweetheart. Keep visiting! :)
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haha .. love #2 – i do that everyday :D, xx
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Hey UnoCosa,
I heart spicy food too! Thanks for stopping by :)
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I would need to include eating breakfast in my routine!!
And surly eating more proteins would help.Thanks Kati great post! :)
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Xannyyy,
Skipping breakfast?! Bad girl :D :D Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I love long, lazy breakfasts!
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Sheila,
Even for me but only on Saturday.
I guess during the week with my working schedule and waking up so late, I never find any chance! :P
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Xannyyy,
You should atleast grab a fruit or something on the way out hun. Weekends are great for those long breakfasts. Sigh…
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Dear Katie,
i realy like your tips so much , buti wanted to share it with others why you don’t make your pieces shareable?? especially on facebook
&twitter
……<3 <3 <3
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Goldenangela2010,
It would be really a great idea :)
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Dear Xannyy,
thank you for the comment , i really appreciat it for Kati for her responce and make the tools that would help to share all women’s talk
thank you for all :-)
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Goldenangela2010,
Yeah sharing those tips on face book can be a great way to comunicate between us and of course larger the team of readers and writers on AllWomensTalk :)
Tc love and keep visinting ;)
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Dear Xannyy ,
i agree with you espic. the part of spreading allwomen’s talk on all social network sites ,as it is a very cool n useful blog … keep go girls ;D
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Thanks for the tips! I keep to most of the rules pretty well, but I still have a few bad habbits that I’m trying to get rid of; such as skipping my breakfast in the morning, usually substituting it for an energy drink :b; eating late, usually around 8:00pm to 9:30pm; and eating enough protien, I would almost be vegan if it wasn’t for the occasional chicken/beef soups that I eat for dinner! lol thats kinda bad! oh well, I’ll take these tips to heart and give them a go to see how well they do for me. P.S. just incase you were wondering, I’m a dude, lol.
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Hey Tyler,
Thanks for stopping by and good luck following these tips “dude”. :D
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Hey Tyler :)
Well I h have the same problem. I eat so late at night, something which I’m used to and even if I want to I can’t control. With working late, doing my own things I just don’t find time to eat sooner. I’m trying to improve my Breafast routine thogh!
Keep visiting ..
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the sleep bit is what gets me. I know it’s bad to stay up late ( lol like right now) but I can’t get into the habit of resting up! Ahh I do follow everything else though. thanks for the reminder that sleep is essential :)
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Hiya Theo,
I think in today’s crazy world, we all ignore the importance of sleep. A lot of us don’t follow a regular sleep cycle and that really messes us up!
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Hey Carli,
thank you for bringing that to our notice. We shall take the appropriate action at the earliest and do apologise for the inconvenience!
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thank for the understanding,
I appreciate it :)
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Although I’m never ever hungry in the morning I’m going to eat b-fast! i’m a huge huge tea girl, any kind. And oh my my my cinnamon is my favorite thing, well one of them.
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Goldenangela,
Aww thanks hun. That’s so sweet :)
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