Diet, schmiet. Ditch your strict eating regimen and give your metabolism a boost by eating. Yes, eating. Just by consuming certain metabolism-boosting foods and drinks, you can give your body a kick-start in calorie burning, and speed up that seemingly slow metabolism of yours.
First, it’s important to know what your metabolism actually is and how it works. You might be under the impression that you already know, but Brad Davidson, author of “The Stark Naked 21-Day Metabolic Reset,” fitness expert and nutritionist, bets you don’t.
“Metabolism is so much more than that though,” says Davidson. He says that his favorite definition of metabolism comes from The Schwarzbein Principle by Dr. Dianna Schwarzbein, who writes, “Metabolism is the combined effects of all the varied biochemical processes that continually occur in your body on a cellular level. These processes enable every individual component of your body to function, making it possible for you to think, digest food, move and perform all the functions of a living, breathing being.”
In other words, metabolism isn’t just a concern for people who feel like they need to shed a few pounds – and that’s something all our experts agree on.
“Anyone can benefit from a boosted metabolism because your metabolism is literally the powerhouse to your body providing energy to keep you going,” says Beth Warren, MS, RDN, CDN, Funder & CEO of Beth Warren Nutrition and author of “Living Real Life with Real Food” (Skyhorse 2014). “A well-boosted metabolism helps ensure your body is functioning properly and has less risk of other diseases like diabetes, which is a sign of a metabolic disorder, or your metabolism not functioning properly.”
Denise Baron, a wellness educator and director of Ayurveda for Modern Living, says that low metabolism is linked to low immunity. “When it’s low, you will experience cold, flu, depression, headaches, belly problems, constipation and weight gain to name a few, besides acne and skin problems.”
Of course, one of the main jobs of the metabolism is breaking down food and converting it to energy – two steps that René Ficek, Registered Dietician and Lead Dietician Nutritionist at Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating, says are called anabolism and catabolism. “In a way, anabolism and catabolism exist in balance with each other and are the yin and yang of metabolism.”
In addition to the normalizing effect a boosted metabolism has on your body’s other functions, it’s no surprise that this little weight-loss advantage might convince you that taking the plunge. Our experts agree that the key to boosting your metabolism lies in your stomach.
How to Change Your Metabolism with Diet
Once they wrap their minds around the power of their metabolism, many people are tempted to take the easy way out with artificial supplements and stimulants, something that Lori Kenyon Farley, a Certified Nutrition Consultant specializing in wellness, fitness and anti-aging and one of the experts behind Project Juice, warns against. “Natural metabolism boosters will not negatively impact your body’s metabolism centers like your thyroid, while artificial or pharmaceutical stimulants may,” she cautions.Christina Major, A MS Holistic Nutritionist and Herbalist and the Health Recovery Expert of Crystal Holistic Health, agrees. “If you choose supplements, you’ll have energy now, but you will be more tired later on,” she says. “Over time, this will just get worse until your body collapses.”
She also warns that you risk hurting yourself if you over-supplement. “Your brain could become deficient in B vitamins, making your thinking slow and foggy,” she says. “There is a large burden on your liver and kidneys with all supplements that could prove harmful.”
At the very worst, then, herbal supplements can do damage on your body. It’s just not worth it, particularly considering that a more natural solution is so much simpler and better for you.
That being said, boosting your metabolism is not quite as straightforward as just eating healthy, Farley explains. “While eating healthy will affect overall health, it has little effect on how your metabolic rate works,” she says. “However, there are certain foods that have been shown to change the rate of how much energy our bodies can produce, thus fat it can burn.”
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