I. Genes
Metabolism is when your body changes food into energy. Your genes are probably the result of slowly
burning calories, even when you rest or sleep.
What Can You Do?
While you can’t do anything about your genes, you can change
your habits. A good way to rev up your
metabolism is exercise more. Try
sneaking a little activity into your day.
II. Hormones
Changes in your hormones can slow your energy level, making
you more tired. Other conditions, like
an overactive/underactive thyroid or diabetes, hormonal diseases, can also
affect your metabolism. And stress can
also trigger hormones to release less energy.
What Can You Do?
Keep going with your treatment if you have a medical
condition and lessen stress by taking measures to prevent it.
III. Lack of Sleep
Getting plenty of sleep stabilizes your metabolism. Tossing and turning during the night is
harder for your body to use energy as well as obesity and diabetes.
What Can You Do?
Most adults require 7-9 hours of sleep nightly. If you don’t get that much, try to get that
much and see how you feel.
IV. Strict Diets
The way you are losing weight is important: for example, not eating enough slows down
your metabolism. Severe diets along with
exercise makes your body do with less calories, causing your body to keep the
calories and making it harder to shed the weight.
What Can You Do?
Keeping weight loss in check instead of drastic is the best
way, despite taking a little longer to lose the weight.
V. Trendy Salt
While sea salt is trendy for foodies and chefs, it doesn’t
have iodine, a necessity for your thyroid to manage your metabolism.
What Can You Do?
A dash of iodized salt is all that is needed, or try
iodine-enriched foods like shrimp.
VI. Thirstiness
Not drinking enough water can slow your metabolism. Studies show that drinking plenty of water
helps your body burn calories and fuel weight loss. No matter the temperature, water helps you
feel fuller so you eat less.
What Can You Do?
Drink throughout the day or eat foods that are naturally
rich in water, like watermelon or cucumbers.
VII. Drink Decaf
While it’s better to drink a cup of decaf before bedtime,
you may lose the caffeine that makes your metabolism running. Coffee may affect blood sugar levels, so
limit your intake if you have diabetes.
What Can You Do?
Can’t handle too much caffeine? Try others suggestions boost your metabolism.
VIII. Not Enough Calcium
Calcium may be necessary for your bones, it is also a key
nutrient for metabolism as well. But
many people don’t get enough calcium.
What You Can Do?
There are many ways to get calcium in your diet: milk, dairy products, fortified foods
(cereals, orange juice, soy or almond milk), canned salmon, turnip greens,
kale, and tofu.
IX. Thermostat Is Too High
When it comes to your metabolism—it is not good to turn up
the heat in the bedroom. A room
temperature around 75˚F. is best to help your body make brown fat which is
loaded with calorie-burning cells.
What Can You Do?
Keeping your thermostat below 66˚F. is great at bedtime for
helping brown-fat levels. You can also
take brisk walks during the winter.
X. Medications
Medications like anti-depressants and anti-psychotics used
to treat schizophrenia can slow your metabolism. Some medications can also slow your heart
rate down as well.
What Can You Do?
If you suspect this could be a problem, consult with your
doctor to see if he can find other alternatives.
XI. Cutting Carbohydrates
While it may be better to lessen unhealthy carbohydrates to
lose weight, your body needs some to manage insulin levels. Going Lo-carb all the time makes your body
make less of the important hormone, slowing your metabolism so you don’t burn
the calories.
What Can You Do?
Eat plenty fruits and vegetables, grains enriched with
nutrients like sweet potatoes, and whole wheat flour. This keeps your metabolism managed and
stopping those cravings that make you go off-track in your diet.
XII. Being a Night Owl
Staying up late, taking red-eye flights or even working the
graveyard shift messes with your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle leading to
your metabolism slowing down and other problems like diabetes and obesity.
What Can You Do?
If you take a lot of red-eye flights, reset your body clock
or get a different departure time. If
you work the graveyard shift, talk with your doctor about healthy ways to get
on track.
XIII. Changing Meal Times
When you eat is just as important as what you eat. When you skip meals or eat on the run, your
body creates social—and metabolic---jet lag.
it can also raise your risk of heart disease.
What Can You Do?
Stick to a regular mealtime with your family.
XIV. Chronic Stress
Stressful situations makes your body make the hormone,
cortisol, that gives your that boost of energy.
A stress-out-zone makes your body think you still need to fight, telling
your body to keep making cortisol. High
levels of cortisol make it harder for your body to use insulin slowing your
metabolism and making you gain weight.
What Can You Do?
Finding ways to de-stress, like deep, slow breaths, or do
something you love. Anything to lower
your stress levels.
XV. High-Fat Diet
Lots of fatty foods like greasy burgers and buttery goodies
has never been healthy as it changes how your body breaks down foods and
nutrients. It also affects how your body
uses insulin. This is called insulin
resistance, and has been linked to diabetes.
What Can You Do?
Eat more fruits and vegetables, beans, peppers, and
shellfish as well as drinking plenty of water are some of the best ways to
manage your body’s metabolism.
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