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Increase Your Metabolism, Part 2

25 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Healthy Body, Healthy Eating

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Fiber, Frequency of eating and metabolism, Georgia State University, Health, Healthy Body, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, healthy-living, high fiber foods, Increasing Metabolism, Lack of Sleep, maintaining weight loss, Metabolism, Sleep and Metabolism, starvation mode, Vegetables, Weight Loss

While exercise is considered the best way to increase your metabolism (click here for part 1), there are other factors to consider that you have control over.

1. Sleep – Lack of sleep has been shown to have a negative impact on metabolism, slowing it down which can be an obstacle to maintaining or losing weight. Make an effort to go to sleep when you are tired.

2. Frequency of eating – How often you eat effects your metabolism. Every time you eat you stimulate your metabolism for a short period of time. Research from Georgia State University shows that  people who eat every 2 to 3 hours have less body fat and faster metabolisms than those who eat only 2 or 3 meals per day. Also, by eating frequently, you teach your body not to go into starvation mode, where it will conserve fat because it doesn’t know when the next meal will be.

3. What to eat – Include a serving or two of vegetables with lean protein or nuts. Increasing the amount of high-fiber foods, like vegetables is one of the best ways to raise your metabolism.  First, your body tries to break down fiber, which is a non-digestible carbohydrate, this burns calories and boosts your metabolism at the same time. Second, vegetables are low in calories and high in nutrients aiding in your ability to lose weight or to maintain a healthy weight.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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