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100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism: Simple Tips and Tricks to Burn Fat and Fuel Your Body
100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism: Simple Tips and Tricks to Burn Fat and Fuel Your Body
100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism: Simple Tips and Tricks to Burn Fat and Fuel Your Body
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100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism: Simple Tips and Tricks to Burn Fat and Fuel Your Body
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    100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism - Adams Media

    100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

    Simple Tips and Tricks to Burn Fat and Fuel Your Body

    Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

    Avon, Massachusetts

    Contents

    Introduction

    Learn the Bare Bones of Metabolism

    Get to Know the Big Three

    Understand the Two Main Processes

    Know How it Works

    Determine Your Own Metabolic Rate

    Learn and Understand Your Cholesterol Numbers

    Educate Yourself about Nutrition

    Your Caloric Intake = Your Metabolism

    Be Picky about Your Calories

    Choose Organic Foods

    Maintain a Balanced Diet

    Read the Labels

    Get Spicy

    Curry Favor with Your Meals

    Lose the Salt, and Pepper it Up

    Add Cayenne When You Can

    Try Some Thai

    Understand Why Proteins Are Important

    Cut Down on Red Meat

    Indulge in More Seafood

    Add an Egg

    Explore Your Protein Options

    Study Up on Fibers

    Check Your Fiber Intake

    Pick High-Fiber over Processed

    Pack Some Raw Veggies

    Find New Ways to Use Fiber

    Get Your Carbs in the AM

    Have Breakfast Right When You Wake Up

    Eat Every Meal

    Make Daily Meal Plans

    Put Down the Fork Before You Feel Stuffed

    Make Room for Superfoods

    Eat Your Veggies

    Add Omegas to Your Diet

    Chomp on Micro-plants

    Eat Dark Chocolate

    Hydrate Yourself

    Sip Iced Coffee

    Go Green with Your Tea

    Cut Down on Alcohol

    Invest in Tall, Skinny Glasses

    Make Snacking a Priority

    Put Snacks in Plain Sight

    Freeze Grapes for a Healthy Snack

    Keep Your Snacks Snack-Sized

    Don’t Indulge in Bedtime Snacks

    Become a Calcium Champ

    Choose Calcium-Rich Foods

    Go for Yogurt

    Spring for Sprouts

    Eat Kale

    Know What Weight is Healthy for You

    Recognize and Eliminate Bad Habits

    Be Realistic

    Know the Difference Between Hunger and Cravings

    Adhere to the 90/10 Rule

    Understand Your Body’s Needs

    Keep Your Finger on the Pulse

    Burn Those Calories

    Devote 6-8 Hours to Exercise Per Week

    Go the Extra Mile with Your Workouts

    Try Aerobic Exercise

    Take it to the Next Level

    Boost Your RPM

    Attend a Spinning Class

    Bounce on a Trampoline

    Adopt Strength Training

    Keep Your Doctor Informed

    Strengthen Your Core

    Don’t Jump Right In

    Consult a Personal Trainer

    Run for It

    Increase Your Mileage by 10 Percent a Week

    Register for a Road Race

    Get Those Endorphins Pumping

    Mix It Up

    Keep It Moving

    Get Moving at Work

    Move While You Watch Your Shows

    Understand Fats

    Read Labels for Fat Content

    Don’t Give Up on Fats

    Be Aware of Low-Fat Quotas

    Be Your Own Chef

    Learn about Minerals

    Understand the Importance of Potassium

    Find Healthy Sources of Chloride

    Lose the Sodium

    Learn about Magnesium

    Know Your Need for Vitamins

    Determine What You Need for Supplements

    Familiarize Yourself with Vitamin Labels

    Add Some Sweet Potatoes

    Don’t Skimp on the Peanut Butter

    Don’t B Ignoring Vitamins

    Ingest Inositol

    Don’t Forget Your Folate

    Eat Your B12

    Make Sure You Consume B5

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    Introduction

    Feeling fatigued, flabby, or flustered about your health? Would you like to feel fit, fabulous, and full of energy? Never fear, this collection of 100 tips and tricks will teach you how to adjust your diet and lifestyle to tone your body, burn more calories, and feel fantastic about yourself.

    Metabolism includes all of the chemical reactions in your body that occur during the conversion of food into energy. Our bodies use components of food — including carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals — to produce energy and other substances necessary to sustain life. There are three major factors that make up metabolism:

    Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

    Physical activity level (PAL)

    Thermic effect of food (TEF)

    By adjusting any one, but preferably all three, of these factors, you will be on your way to a healthier body and lifestyle. And remember, to lose weight, calories taken in must be fewer than calories burned. After reading these 100 ways to help boost your metabolism, you will not only know how to cut calories, but also how to increase the amount of

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