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| Speed Up Metabolism--Simple Changes That Work Related Links Foods That Help You Lose Weight Small Steps to Lose Big Pounds 101 Snacks That Won't Blow Your Diet You Eat More When You're Depressed--FoodsThat BoostYour Mood Food Smarts -What's Your Food IQ? Best Homeade Smoothies How to Tell If You Are Fat? Great Recipes for Smoothies Quick Start Diet Foods That Shrink Your Waist Waist Size Matters Natural Home Remedies for Headaches How Many Grams of Fat Should Yo Eat? Good Night's Sleep Helps You Lose Weight December 19, 2009 By Amanda. Gilllespie, Featured Columinst Metabolism is the chemical process that takes place in every cell in your body to convert food into energy. Your body uses that energy to renew cells, repair wounds and maintain essential body functions such as keeping you breathing. Your resting or basal metabolism is the calorie burning activity that is carried on without your need to exert an effort. It happens all day, all night. Almost all Americans are on diets. But did you know that your body's resting metabolism accounts for almost 90% of the calories you burn each day? It is almost impossible to lose weight and maintain weigt loss over a long period of time without also increasing your resting metabolism. How do you speed up metablism? Are there changes you can make to speed up your metabolism? 1. Magnesium is the Key. According to research, a little appreciated mineral is at the heart of metabolism. Magnesium. Magnesium is responsible for helping the body to convert food into energy. Foods high in magnesium include almonds, spinach and all dark green vegetables, and beans. 2. Eat Dark Green Foods. Dark green vegetables are especially high in magnesium. Why? The reason these vegetables are dark green is the presence of chlorophyll in the nucleus of their cells. Cholorphyll is rich in magnesium. So, literally, if you want to boost metabolism, eat green. The darker the better. Start your day off with a vegetable juice of your favorite dark greens. Add dark green arugula or spinach to your salads. Prefer dark greens over light iceberg lettuce. The extra chlorophyll will boost your metabolism and help you lose weight. 3. Chromium Helps. Chromium is another mineral which has been shown to speed up metabolism. It is almost impossible to ingest enough chromium from natural food sources. Your best alternative is to find a good, daily multivitamin with chromium, to plug the nutritional gap. 4. Other Foods That Speed Up Metabolism. As we have highlighted in other articles, red peppers and foods high in capsaicin also speed up metabolism. Learn other tips for losing weight: Small Changes to Lose Big Pounds / 101 Snacks That Wont Blow Your Diet/ Foods That Actually Help You Lose Weight MoreRelated Links: Small Steps to Lose Big Pounds Smoothies--Best Home Made Smoothies for Weight Loss 101 Snacks That Won't Blow Your Diet Fat Loss for Idiots Food Smarts--What's Your Food IQ? Top Ten Weight Loss Tips A Good Night's Sleep Helps You Shed Pounds Soy --The Truth About Soy Waist Size Matters |
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