People who are trying to lose weight often talk about their metabolism and look for ways to speed up their metabolic rates. Understanding what makes it slow, will help you see just how you can improve it. Metabolism relates to the chemical processes in the body, which includes breathing, circulation, digestion, elimination and temperature regulation. Sometimes, when we have too much or too little of a certain mineral, it can affect the metabolic rate. Several medical conditions can also affect it.
Here are some ways in which you can boost your metabolism naturally:
1. Rehydrate
By the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated and your cellular activities have already started to drop. People who drink more water burn more calories than those who don't.
2. Eat Chocolate
What? You heard me right. Researches have found that people who eat chocolate frequently had a lower BMI than those who don't.Polyphenols, the antioxidants in cocoa have a positive effect on metabolic function.
3. Get Undressed
Well, not completely. When you're cold, your body works harder to produce heat to warm yourself up. No need to move to Siberia - just turn up the air conditioning by a few degrees and watch the fat melt off, slowly.
4. Sleep More
Ah! Who doesn't want to sleep more? Experts suggest that we sleep 7-9 hours a night, but when you don't get that, your resting metabolism dips by 5% the next day. It also has widespread hormonal side effects. So be sure to get to bed early for your beauty sleep.
Supplementation
Common metabolism disorders include Cushings disease, kidney disease, hemochromatosis, kidney stones, Rickets, skin rashes, diarrhea and much more. Dr. Linus Pauling stated that all diseases can be traced back to a mineral deficiency or imbalance, with tells us that optimum health can easily be achieved through optimum nutrition.
How do I know what to take?
If your deficiency or imbalace is not plainly obvious, you may waste a lot of time and money on taking the wrong supplements. You may even make yourself sick if you consume too much of a good thing. However, a non-invasive hair mineral analysis will tell you exactly what you are missing and how to address your deficiencies.
A hair mineral analysis tests the levels of more than 20 of the minerals in hair and is as accurate as a blood test and can indicate macrominerals, trace minerals and even toxic minerals.
