A problem I hear time and time again from people of all ages and all sizes is that they're too fat. The solution these people often times hear is to eat healthier, eat less, and/or exercise more. The way I look at it is the metabolism is under-performing and simply needs a push. Exercise is also important, but how can you exercise when you don't have any energy to do so? Exactly. I've had periods where I just can't do anything, I would just sit around and waste away instead of improving myself. After some time I decided that I had had enough of doing nothing during those periods and looked to my past experience, others experiences, and medical science. What I discovered were several ways to increase energy, which in turn increased activity, which in turn increased metabolism.
1) Eat Healthy
Sorry to bug you with this one, but it is perhaps the most important of all of these tips and tricks. Eating healthy allows one to maximize nutrition while at the same time minimizing empty calories devoid of any nutritional value. You should always look at the nutritional value of what you eat first, then the calories. Eating more fruits and vegetables is a surefire way to increase your nutritional stores which will in turn help to rev the metabolism up. If you are eating healthy foods then you should eat as much as you want. This will help burn the fat and feed your muscles(and body!) with energy.
Examples of healthy food along with the primary nutrients for which they could be used for are as follows:
- Chia
Should be a food staple, eat 1 oz a day to help curb overeating, provide dietary fiber, increase nutrient absorption, and blunt rises in blood glucose.
Note: Unlike flaxseed chia is not estrogenic.
Primary nutrients(1 oz): Manganese(30%), Phosphorous(27%), Calcium(18%), and Omega-3(4.9g)
Price range: $8-$15/lb
