speed up metabolism naturally

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How you can boost your metabolic rate

There are some key practical steps you can take to lose those extra lbs and inches click here

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Why protein is so important

The right protein levels will help your muscle raise your metabolism naturally click here

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The importance of low GI foods

All carbohydrates convert to blood sugar-some fast. To find out why this matters click here

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The importance of your body shape The key to boosting your metabolism is to concentrate on where you carry your excess weight, and then selecting the right thyroid weight loss plan click here

"How do you speed up metabolism naturally?"

What is metabolism ?....

and how do you speed it up ?

As a very simple explanation your metabolism is the speed at which your body will burn the food you eat. Whether you lose or gain weight depends on the amount of energy you burn during the day as a result of what you do (your job, sport, leisure activities, etc.) and your resting metabolic rate. (compare with the amount you eat).

But the core item to focus on is your resting metabolic rate - the amount you burn before you do anything.

The higher you can make your resting metabolic rate the easier it is to lose weight.

There are 2 key items that affect your metabolism.

1. Your Thyroid

If your thyroid is not working at it's optimum (an underactive or slow thyroid) then this will slow down your metabolism.

An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) is a medical condition and you will need to check with your doctor - who will probably prescribe medication.

However if you want to help your thyroid naturally, so helping to speed up metabolism, focus on what you eat:

Try to avoid foods like rapeseed, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, maize, lima beans and pearl millet. In addition if you have an underactive thyroid also limit your intake of fats, sugars, sodium chloride, red meat and eggs.

However 'thyroid helping foods' , which will help speed up your metabolism naturally tend to contain iodine such as kelp, beetroot, radish, parsley, potatoes, fish, oatmeal and bananas.

2. Exercise

The advantage of exercise is 2 fold.

Firstly muscles act like 'fat furnaces' and raise your metabolism naturally. You will find that the more muscles you have the higher your resting metabolic rate i.e. the amount of calories you burn before doing anything.

Secondly exercise helps your thyroid by increasing tissue sensitivity to the thyroid hormone and stimulates thyroid gland secretion. This is especially true in people who are dieting; this is because when dieting the metabolic rate decreases but exercise prevents this decline. An exercise regime of between 15-20 minutes per day will be beneficial with hypothyroidism. This exercise needs to be strenuous enough to raise the heartbeat, an exercise such as walking, swimming, running and cycling.

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Alternatively why not have a look at the most successful plan below ...

"The Natural Thyroid Diet"

If you eat the right foods you can boost your metabolism and lose weight naturally.

The 'natural thyroid diet' provides step by step advice on how to select the right foods, when to eat and what else you can do to boost results :

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