Boost Your Metabolism- Foods That Boost Your Metabolism

My last post way all about boosting your immune system. This post is going to be all about boosting your metabolism! Boosting your overall health is a great way to start your Fall season off right!

 

 

Why would you want to boost your metabolism? Well, boosting your metabolism helps you lose weight and maintain a healthy weight a lot easier! Having a high metabolism is key to having a healthy and trim body!

 

When you work out, you increase your metabolism. Eating certain foods can also increase your metabolism! In this post, I am going to share with you a few of those metabolism boosting foods!

 

Green Tea is the number one thing I think about when I think about boosting your metabolism! It is very popular in the health and fitness world, and for good reason! Green tea contains and antioxidant called catechins, which helps increase your metabolism. It also increases energy production, when can also increase your metabolism!

 

Beans are full of fiber and protein, which not only gives your metabolism a boost, but helps to lower cholesterol levels! Plus, they are super cheap and easy to make!

 

Coffee and other caffeinated drinks have been shown to stimulate the metabolism. A small amount a day boost your metabolism by stimulating the central nervous system! Coffee drinkers rejoice! Yet another reason to enjoy coffee everyday!

 

Water is simply just so important for a healthy body, but its key in having a high metabolism! You can't completely extract nutrients from food without consuming water. If you can't have all the nutrients you need, you can't have a healthy metabolism.

 

Spicy Foods such as chilis, peppers, and spices have been shown to give your metabolism a boost! Eating spicy food on a regular basis will help you maintain a healthy and high metabolism!

 

Magnesium is another thing that can help boost your metabolism! Green vegetables like spinach, soy beans, and legumes are full of magnesium and are great for keep your metabolism working double time!

 

These are just a few of the many foods that help you keep a healthy metabolism! Other things like Iron rich foods, foods high in Protein and making sure to always eat Breakfast can aid in keeping a high metabolism!

 

 

I hope this post has been helpful to you! Learning how to take care of our bodies and keep them healthy is so important! Boosting metabolism and keeping it high is just one way of helping your body become and stay as healthy as possible!

 

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Cold Weather, Warm Drinks!

  Now that is cold outside I want to have something warm to drink inside! I usually don't like anything that is too complicated or has a bunch of ingredients! Here are a few of my favorite warm drinks to have on those cold days!

#1. Hot Lemon Water. A lot of detoxes and cleanses that I have looked in to have suggested drinking hot lemon water every morning! I like to drink it in the morning and sometimes in the evening. To make it is simple: Just heat some water to boiling(Or just warm, depending on how hot you like your drink to be!) and add a few drops of lemon juice!

#2 Coffee! I love coffee, and if you read a previous post of mine (Your Body on Coffee) you will know that coffee has a lot of health benefits for us! I usually have a cup of coffee with a dash of cream in the morning and then maybe another cup in the afternoon or if I go walking outside I will have a cup. I rarely ever had decaf coffee just because I usually need the caffeine, so I have to make sure not to drink in right before bedtime! How do you like your coffee? What are some of your favorite coffee brands or shops? Let me know!

#3 Apple Cider! I like to drink this hot and cold! We have found an apple cider that doesn't have any added sugars(Which is a plus!) at Costco . I like to heat it in the microwave or have it cold. Spiced apple cider is also amazing, but I rarely have time to make it! Maybe I will have time over the holidays!

#4 Tea! Tea of any kind is great for warming you up on cold winter days! A few of my favorites are, any kind of Green Tea ( To learn more about Green Tea, see a previous post of mine!) Black teas, spiced and herbal teas. Too make it is simple, heat water to boiling and add a tea bag. You can also use lose leaf tea and a strainer. You can check out my Mom's blog( Tea in the Morning Too ) to learn more about tea as well as other things!

#6 Lattes! Lattes have a lot of milk in them and they are usually pretty sweet, but there are plenty of healthier recipes out there to try! I have made a Gingerbread Latte on my blog(See a previous post).

A few favorite flavors are, Gingerbread, Pumpkin, Peppermint, and Caramel. Let me know what flavor of Lattes you like and whether you prefer to make them yourself or get them at a shop!


Well those are just a few of my favorite hot holiday drinks. Let me know what is your favorite holiday drinks! I hope to get a few more holiday drink recipes up in the near future so be on a look out for those!

Keep Healthy and Safe!
H.Banana

Food Facts

Here are a few facts about food that will hopefully get you motivated to become healthier! I know that I was pretty 'wowed' by a few of them!

#1
This fact came from Style Craze 
Eating an Apple is a more reliable way to stay awake than drinking coffee. The natural sugars in apples are more potent than the caffeine in coffee.

#2
This fact (and a few of the following) are from paleo-diet-menu
Cherries help calm your nervous system.

#3
Grapes relax your blood vessels.

#4
Apples help your body develop resistance against infection.

#5
Watermelons help control your heart rate.

#6
Oranges help maintain great skin and vision.

#7
Blueberries help protect your heart.

#8
Kiwis increases bone mass.

#9
These next few facts are from Relax Deco
Bell Peppers are full of Vitamin A which contributes to healthy, glowing skin.

#10
Green Tea is rich in antioxidants to help fight off wrinkles and ageing.

#11
Water keeps your skin hydrated and glowing!

Well, that's a few facts about food. Let me know if you didn't know any of these! Now, when I eat any of these foods, I will think about the benefits they have!

Keep Healthy and Safe!
H.Banana

The Many Benefits of Green Tea

Green Tea isn't just refreshing and delicious but it has so many benefits! I did some research and found a few Pins on Pinterest that list the benefits of Green Tea! I will link those websites at the bottom of the post!

I love drinking Green Tea over almost any other kind of tea. You can drink it cold over ice or hot and curl up with a good book! I was excited to learn that Green Tea isn't just tasty, but good for your health as well!

Green Tea Can Help Weight Loss
Green tea has ingredients like Caffeine, Theobromine, Saponins, Theophylline, Vitamins and Epigallocatechin. These ingredients lead to thermo-genesis which lead to increase in your body's heat and that will turn up your metabolic rate and help keep your weight down!

Green Tea is Good for Your Heart
Green Tea helps fight Cholesterol Disease. Its helps keep your arteries healthy and unblocked which will help prevent heart attacks! This wonderful tea has ten times the amount of antioxidants that are found in fruits and veggies!


Dental Health
Along with the natural fluoride found in tea, polyphenols and catechins are associated with killing bacteria that cause a number of dental issues like; tooth decay, bad breath and gum disease, which by the way is the number one cause for tooth loss! A study published by the European Journal of Nutrition  found that drinking at least one cup of green tea a day can decrease that risk of tooth loss!

Green Tea can Help Avoid Cancer
Research as shown that tea is beneficial in preventing cancer including  prostate, pancreatic, breast, colorectal, esophageal, bladder, lung and stomach! The catechins found in tea prevent the cell mutation, deactivate certain carcinogens and reduce the formation and growth of tumors. To reap the anti-cancer benefits of green tea you might have to drink at least four cups of tea a day!

These are only a few of the many benefits from drinking green tea! If you want the website where I found this information, along with more benefits of green tea, you can go to - www.stylecraze.com

I hope this makes you want to drink more green tea and to learn more about the benefits associated with it! I personally love green tea but if you haven't tried it before, here are a few good brands to try!

www.wholefoodsmarket.comrepublic-tea-earth-day-mint-green-tea - Mint green tea is a delicious and refreshing drink hot or cold!

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I hope you enjoyed this post about the benefits of drinking tea! If you want to know more about tea you can see my Mom's blog teainthemorningtoo  .


Keep Healthy and SAFE
H. Banana