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The Best Diet for Slow Metabolizers

A slow metabolism can be caused by many factors such as your diet, genetics, infections, thyroid conditions or daily lifestyle. Slow metabolism can cause weight gain and poor blood circulation in the body. Many people who have a slow metabolism also complain of having increased sensitivity to the cold. People who have a slow metabolism can help to speed it up through diet and exercise.

  1. Exercise

    • Exercise helps to speed up metabolism in a number of ways. First, when you exercise body fat is burned and muscle mass in increased. Increasing muscle aids in speeding up the metabolism, because the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn at rest. Also, when the body exercises it continues to burn calories even after the work out for up to eight hours. Resistance training and aerobic exercise are the best combination to burn fat and boost lean muscle mass to rev up the metabolic process. It is also good to change up your exercise routine so your body doesn't get used to one specific exercise, and can burn up stored fat.

    Diet

    • The food you eat plays a large role in the speed of your metabolism. First of all, it is very important to eat breakfast, because the body has been fasting, causing your metabolism to go into a resting state. When you eat breakfast, it signals the metabolism to wake up and start going again. Eating small but frequent low-fat meals throughout the day has been proven to be the best for speeding up the metabolism. The ideal diet to eat to speed up metabolism is lean protein, fruits and vegetables, and fiber. Lean protein can be found in foods such as fish, grilled chicken, beans, eggs, lean meats, tofu, whey protein, turkey and soybeans. Vegetables can also rev up the metabolism, and one of the best vegetables to eat is dark green spinach. Fiber such as whole grains, oatmeal and almonds also boosts metabolism. Fruits like blueberries and apples are wonderful foods that speed the metabolism. Natural yogurt does wonders for the digestive tract. Green tea, coffee and water help with hunger control and also boost the metabolism.

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