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Metabolism Booster Foods

If you had the choice to select metabolism booster foods or a metabolism boosting pill, which would you prefer? Well, if you are like me, you would opt to boost your metabolism naturally by eating the right foods.

Foods to Boost Metabolism Naturally

Whole Grain Cereals, Oatmeal

The complex carbohydrates and high fibers in whole grain cereals help boost your metabolism naturally by slowing down the release of insulin.

The lower production of insulin helps to keep your metabolism going.

When there is an increase of insulin production in the system, your body receives a signal to start storing food as fat. The metabolism must be slowed down in order for your body to store this fat and therefore you are burning fewer calories during this time. So by eating these metabolism boosting foods, you will slow down the production of insulin and increase your metabolism.

Low Fat Yogurt, Skim Milk

The calcium found in dairy products has been part of many studies when it comes to weight loss. Studies show that those people who included 3 to 4 servings of dairy products in their weight loss plan lost significantly more weight than those who did not include dairy or either had a low dairy intake. In this study, both groups ate approximately the same number of calories.

Yogurt is also known to be good for your digestive system, keeping you regular and healthy.

Green Tea, Coffee

Green Tea is the latest and greatest item that is being advertised as one of the best weight loss foods. So why is green tea one of the best metabolism booster foods?

Green Tea has a component called Epigallo Catechin Gallate, or EGCG for short. It is this compound that is believed to be the main ingredient that helps boost your metabolism and aid in weight loss.

Additionally, both green tea and coffee has caffeine. Caffeine speeds up your heart and the faster your heart beats the faster your metabolism. Caffeine has also been shown to increase concentration.

Grapefruit, Oranges

oranges

Vitamin C is the secret ingredient to these metabolism booster foods and is said to have some fat burning quality.

Grapefruit is by far the most common vitamin C fruit to be considered a weight loss food.

One research at Scripps clinic showed that participants that included ½ a grapefruit to each meal lost weight. Although the Grapefruit Diet is considered a “fad” diet, there is some merit to the weight loss results of eating grapefruit.

Jalapeno, Habanera, Cayenne

Spice it up with hot peppers. By including these hot peppers in your foods you are boosting your metabolism naturally metabolism.

This is because they have a thermagenic property which heats up your body. To cool down your body requires calories, meaning an increase in your metabolism.

Not only are these spices a great metabolism booster foods, they add flavor to your recipes, so get cooking with these hot, spicy peppers.

Lean turkey, pork, chicken and beef

chicken meal metabolism booster food

Protein is the ingredient in these metabolism boosting foods that rev up your metabolic rate. Protein requires more effort to digest than carbs or fat.

This means your body is working harder to digest the protein in these metabolism booster foods and is burning more calories.

Salmon, Tuna

Fish fry anyone? Okay, don’t fry the fish but if prepared in a healthy way, these foods can rev up your metabolism. They are loaded with Omega 3 fatty acids, which if you read my Weight Loss Myths you know your body cannot produce certain fats, so you must provide these essential fats through the foods you eat.

Studies have shown that Omega 3 fatty acids can alter the level of a hormone in your body called leptin. These studies indicate that leptin can have an impact on your metabolism by determining whether or not you burn calories or store foods as fat. Higher levels of leptin means more foods stored as fat, or a lower metabolism. But lower levels of leptin means a higher metabolism, and fish is a great way to lower your leptin.

Another healthy note on Omega-3, it is also shown to reduce the risk of certain cancers.

Metabolism Boosting Food for the Month

As the days get colder and you need to warm up a bit, try some hot green tea with some lemon juice. You get the boosting benefit of the green tea plus the boosting benefit of the vitamin C in the lemon. So heat up some water and make yourself some tea to boost your metabolism naturally.

Metabolism Booster Foods Continued

Be sure to read my Metabolism Boosters – The Natural Way for more great tips on boosting your metabolism.

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