Tuesday, May 4, 2010

10 tips that will keep your metabolism high

Eating frequently: Eating small amounts of food works the body, which burns more fat.

Drink a moderate amount of caffeine: Caffeine can stimulate the metabolism to burn 98-174 ore calories a day.

Eat whole grains: Some fiber can increase your fat-burn by 30%.

Drink your water with ice: Cold water can raise your metabolism enough to burn 50 more calories a day.

Avoid additives in your food: Pesticides have been found to cause a dip in metabolism and increase weight gain.

Eat enough protein: Protein consumption maintains the body’s lean muscle, which will burn more fat and calories daily.

Eat iron-rich foods: Iron feeds oxygen to the muscles and helps maintain a high metabolism.

Consume enough vitamin D: This vitamin preserves metabolism-revving muscle tissue.

Don’t drink alcohol: When you have a drink, you burn less fat, and more slowly than usual. The equivalent of about two martinis can reduce your body's fat-burning ability by up to 73%.

Drink milk: Calcium deficiency can slow metabolism.

Information is from Prevention.com

3 comments:

  1. Ice in the water huh? Aren't you the one who usually orders water without ice? Or has that changed? :)

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  2. No, I usually don't like ice because it hurts my teeth. These are tips, but I don't necessarily follow all of them! :)

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  3. Although I definitely follow the caffeine tip! ha ha

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