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Soy products may boost your metabolism

May 29th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

An interesting new study suggests that eating soy products may boost your metabolism, and help you to lose weight:

Soy in your diet may not make you eat less overall, but it appears to make the body burn up what you consume to a greater degree and store less of it as fat.

That increase in metabolism identified in a University of Illinois study wasn’t what UI Professor Elvira de Mejia and colleagues expected.

“I really thought we were going to see a reduction in food intake,” de Mejia said recently. “We didn’t.”

The rats in the study ate the same amount, but they still lost weight, apparently as a result of a metabolic boost.

So where do you find soy products? You’ll find soy milks, soy bread, and other soy products on the supermarket shelves. Here’s a great article about soy and its benefits.

Boost Your Metabolism: Eat Small Meals, Eat Often

May 26th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

It’s important to be aware of your metabolism when you’re trying to lose weight, and to “boost” it if you can. With a higher metabolism, your body will work more efficiently. You’ll have more energy, and you will lose weight naturally, as your body burns your fat cells.

Metabolism is the rate at which your body converts fuel (the food you eat) into energy. When you’re overweight, your metabolism slows down. This is because an overweight body is composed of more fat cells than muscle cells, and fat cells need only one eighth the amount of fuel that muscle cells require.

Eat More, And Eat More Often And Beware Of Plateaus

One of the easiest ways to boost your metabolism when you’re losing weight is to ensure that you’re eating enough. Small, frequent meals at regular intervals keep your metabolism burning throughout the day and even while you’re sleeping. There’s a danger of plateaus, however.

If you’ve been on diets, you’re aware of the plateau effect. When you’re in a plateau, it can last for weeks: you stay on your diet, you’re definitely not eating more - in fact you can be eating less - and yet your body doesn’t lose a single ounce over weeks. It stays at the same weight.

A plateau occurs when your metabolism is converting the food you eat into energy, and muscle. Although it seems as if you’re not losing weight, your metabolism can be converting fuel into muscle, without you being aware of it.

This is a good thing - muscles use more fuel (food) than fat cells, so gaining muscle is great, even though no weight loss is showing on the scales.

The danger of plateaus is that you will start to eat less, hoping to kickstart your body into weight loss. However, what happens is that your body goes into starvation mode, slowing your metabolism.

Eat - And Lose Weight Because You Boost Your Metabolism

This means that you must EAT - even though you don’t seem to be losing weight. Eating more, and more often, ensures that your metabolism keeps doing its job. The fact that you’re eating is boosting your metabolism: your body must convert the fuel into energy, and it boosts your metabolism when you do this.

So ensure that you have several small meals right throughout the day, with some protein at each meal. This will keep your metabolism high, and not only will you lose weight, but you’ll look and feel great too.

Can Adenosine Metabolism Help You Lose Weight

May 4th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Slow metabolism is a major cause of weight gain, especially after the age of approximately 30 in women and 40 in men. Many times, even when we eat what we always did, a weight gain will be felt and therefore other significant steps need to be taken if you want to keep good health and a slim figure.

What Is Adenosine?

Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP occurs naturally in our body and it regulates certain different types of activities in such as the increase in metabolism. Adenosine metabolism can work wonders for a diet because it increases the metabolism naturally without intake of food.

Usually, when you eat, the body produces glucose, which in turn will produce ATP which increase your metabolism, however, if you take adenosine metabolism pills, you will have the effect of increased metabolism and energy without the intake of food, which will automatically result in weight loss for you.

What Weight Loss Pills Have The Adenosine Metabolism Formula?

One of the most popular diet pills on the market that carries the adenosine metabolism strategy are the ‘Hoodia’ weight loss pills, which are extremely successful all over the world. The adenosine metabolism pills should, however, always be taken with food and not on empty stomach, as you may have other side effects, such as ulcers, from the fact that your stomach will think it received food and in fact having received just a pill.

Who Should Follow The Adenosine Metabolism Diet Formula?

You should not administer any type of diet pills without prior consultation with your doctor, especially if you are having a present health condition for which you are taking medication. As part of a healthy diet, you should eat balanced foods and not starve yourself, as you will do your body more damage then benefit; diet pills, even the best kinds, cannot provide you with essential vitamins and minerals found in the food, and the body still needs all type of other supplements found only in balanced nutrition to function.

Exercise should also be part of a healthy diet, as it will keep your muscles toned and your metabolism rate up naturally, without the need of a metabolism-increasing pill. When following a healthy diet and exercise program, you will soon find that you don’t need to include metabolism increasing pills after all but, until you get to your ideal weight, take the necessary steps and get the right diet pills in your diet plan with the help of your doctor.

Discovering your Metabolism Rate – What Is It?

March 22nd, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

You’ve heard about your “metabolism”, and that it’s not that great if you have a low metabolism, so you’re wondering - what is your metabolism rate, and why should you be trying to get yours higher?

Metabolism is a process that takes place inside our body which converts the foods we eat into energy. Metabolism rate is the speed that process takes. People who have a high metabolism rate are less susceptible to weight gain and coronary artery disease. People with a lower rate can take steps to raise their rate to a healthier level.

The foods we eat are broken down into various components which then enter the bloodstream to provide us with energy. The rate these foods are broken down determines whether these foods are used as energy or stored as fat. High fat levels in our bloodstream can lead to serious health problems, even leading up to death.

Increasing Your Metabolism Rate - How to do it

One way to increase your metabolism rate is to get regular exercise. Muscle burns more energy than fat. While increased activity will increase your metabolism rate during activity it will also increase your rate when resting.

Many times metabolism rates are directly related to our genetic makeup. There are also certain medical conditions which can affect rates such as an over-active or under-active thyroid.

Eating healthy foods and staying with a regular exercise program are the best ways to maintain a healthy metabolism rate. Getting 30 minutes of exercise a day for four to five days a week is recommended. Good examples of aerobic exercise are walking, jogging, dancing, or riding a bike. Studies show that your metabolism rate continues to stay at an elevated level for several hours after an exercise session. Lifting weights can be incorporated into your program for building muscle mass. Muscle mass will increase your rate while being active or at rest.

Controlling your weight is an important aspect to your health. Eating a variety of foods is important so you can be sure you get the right balance of nutrients and vitamins. Experiment with the amount of calorie intake you can burn each day without putting on weight. Increasing your level of activity can allow you to eat more food while inactivity will result in stored body fat.

Of course there are those people whose metabolism rate is too high and they feel the need to gain weight. Gaining weight for the purpose of looking better is usually not recommended. If you are one of the lucky people who has this problem it would be healthier for you to try to build muscle mass instead of gaining fat. Muscle weighs more than fat and is much healthier than storing fats in the body.

In conclusion, your although your basal metabolism is determined by your genes, you can raise your metabolism by your lifestyle. Essentially, all it takes to boost your metabolism is to eat healthy foods - don’t starve yourself if you’re trying to lose weight - and a bit of exercise.

Ultra Metabolism - boost your metabolism and lose weight

March 10th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

If you’re anything like me, you put on weight fast. This tendency to turn even the smell of a donut into a pound on your hips is distressing, to say the least. But what if you could get an ultra metabolism - a metabolism that turns food into energy instead of weight?

In the 12 months since its release, Mark Hyman’s book “Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss” has caused a stir among people who not only want want a fast and healthy weight loss, but also want a way to speed up their metabolism -

Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss

Dr Hyman understands that some of us have trouble losing weight because we have a sluggish metabolism, and his book is the answer.

His 7 keys to ultra metabolism will help you to keep off excess weight for life.

Here’s what Publisher’s Weekly said about the book:

Physician Hyman (Ultra-Prevention: The 6 Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life) delivers plenty of scientifically grounded information about weight loss myths, effective individualized strategies centered around the theme of stoking metabolism and a detailed six-week plan—complete with menus and recipes—that “will help you lose 11 to 21 pounds” in those first six weeks.

The data and prescription the author provides are far from simple, and results, if attained, are not automatic. But dogged readers will come away from the book with a thorough understanding of dieting principles, such as the timing of meals, portion size, glycemic load, phytonutrient index, the weight loss benefits of relaxation and the optimized functioning of the thyroid.

There are straightforward principles buried in the text, such as “eat fruits and vegetables” and “move your body,” plus tips for eating out (e.g., “don’t be afraid to ask for substitutions in a dish,” “request a ‘crudités platter’… instead of the breadbasket” and “order a light drink”); adhering to these tips alone should prove beneficial.

Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss

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