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Ways To Speed Up Your Metabolism

We try to move mountains just for the sake of losing a few pounds of extra weight. What if I told you that there is a very simple way to lose weight? And I don't mean gymming or dieting. Would you not like to know this short cut to burning calories and losing weight easily? The trick is to speed up your metabolism rate.

The rate of your metabolism is actually the speed at which your body digests, absorbs and assimilates the food you eat. When you have a fast metabolism system, you can burn more calories quickly. So if you speed up your metabolism, you will end up losing more weight sooner. When you speed up your metabolism rate, it also improves your appetite. So with a fast metabolism rate, you eat more and still lose weight.

But how does one actually speed up their metabolism rate? Isn't it an internal process on which we have no control. Actually there are ways to have fast metabolism that you can try. Metabolism is dependant on some triggers.

So to speed up your metabolism, try these tricks.

Drinks Fluids

Drinks Fluids

When your cells are dehydrated, your metabolism rate comes down. This is because fluids are required for the absorption of food into the cells. So drink up and keep yourself hydrated.

Keep Calcium Levels High

Keep Calcium Levels High

Without proper levels of calcium in the body, it is very difficult to increase your metabolism rate. Calcium is required for the release of a hormone that stimulates faster metabolism.

Eat At Regular Intervals

Eat At Regular Intervals

When you munch all the time, then your body has a regular schedule for producing enzymes and digesting food. But irregular eating habits confuse the body and slow down metabolism.

Sleep Well

Sleep Well

Metabolism is also a system and it need rest. So you need at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep to have a healthy rate of metabolism.

Eat Chocolate

Eat Chocolate

Cocoa present in chocolates helps to speed up the metabolism rate in human beings. However, do not gorge on chocolates. Have dark chocolate in limited amounts.

Cool Off Body Heat

Cool Off Body Heat

When your body is cold, the metabolism system has to work overtime to burn calories. So workout in a cool air-conditioned room to stimulate your metabolic system.

Drink Herbal Tea

Drink Herbal Tea

Herbal tea, especially green tea helps speed up the metabolism. So have green tea without milk or sugar to keep your digestion quick and effective.

Have Citrus Fruits

Have Citrus Fruits

Vitamin C has a huge role to play in digestion. It helps to secrete the digestive juices that are required for fast metabolism.

Sweat It Out

Sweat It Out

You need not wok out for hours but minimum amount of physical activity is required to have a good rate of metabolism.

Add Some Hot Chillies To Your Food

Add Some Hot Chillies To Your Food

Chilli peppers have capsiacin that helps the body to burn calories. These hot peppers create heat in the body that hastens metabolism.

Munch On Ginger

Munch On Ginger

Ginger is established as a good spice for digestion. Having raw ginger juice can actually help you digest your food faster.

Story first published: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 20:17 [IST]
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