Fight Your Slowing Metabolism as You Age

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This article will assist you in your weight loss efforts by

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for improving your metabolism to help you achieve your weight

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Fight Your Slowing Metabolism as You Age

Copyright © 2007 DBA AdPro Media Sales,

Written by: Kamau Austin

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Many women face the unfortunate fact that as they age their

metabolism slows down. If you are starting to notice you are

steadily gaining weight but your diet and exercise level has not

changed you may already be experiencing a slowing metabolism.

Fortunately, you do not have to be complacent and simply accept

the fact that you will continue to gain weight as you age. There

are a number of ways you can help to rev up your waning

metabolism and lose excess weight or keep your weight under

control. This article will assist you in your weight loss efforts

by explaining what metabolism is and offering some excellent

ideas for improving your metabolism to help you achieve your

weight loss goals.

Understanding Metabolism

Before you can begin to work on improving your metabolism for the

purposes of weight loss it is important to understand the

definition of metabolism. The most basic definition of metabolism

is all of the chemical and physical processes which occur within

the body and are necessary to sustain life. This may leave you

wondering how this can relate to weight loss. The link between

weight loss is all of these chemical and physical processes

require energy and calories are units of energy. This means as

these systematic actions take place the body is burning energy in

the form of calories. These actions may include the function of

the brain, liver, digestive tract, muscles, lungs and all of the

other organs in the body.

The basal metabolic rate is essentially the amount of calories

your body would require if all you did was lie still and breathe.

Additional calories would be required for activities such as

eating, walking, digesting, sitting upright or participating in

any physical activities. Obviously this number would be higher

for those who live active lives than it would be for those who

live sedentary lives. This includes both exercise and lifestyle.

Two women may both ride a stationary bike for 45 minutes each day

but if one woman works an office job where she rarely leaves her

desk and the other woman works a manual labor job where she is on

her feet and moving for most of the day the amount of calories

required will likely be quite different. Other factors are also

considered in determining caloric need including weight and

muscle mass. A larger woman would require more calories to

sustain her weight than a smaller woman. Likewise a woman who has

more muscle mass than another will require more calories than

even a woman who weighs the same but does not have as much muscle

mass.

Improving your Metabolism with Diet Changes

If you are considering making some dietary changes to improve

your metabolism, it is critical for you to first consult your

doctor. This is important because your doctor can not only help

you to establish attainable goals but can also evaluate your

current health and determine whether or not it is safe for you to

make diet and exercise changes. We have already briefly touched

upon some of the ways metabolism can be affected but we will

discuss them in greater detail in this section.

One way to improve metabolism is to divide your total number of

required calories into six mini meals spread throughout the day

as opposed to three large meals. As we mentioned previously,

digestion requires calories. If you are only eating three meal a

day you are only able to enjoy the benefit of burning calories as

a result of digestion three times a day. Dividing each of your

three meals into two smaller meals allows you to burn the

calories associated with beginning the digestive process six

times per day. It also allows for better usage of your nutrients

as your body can only absorb and utilize a small amount of

nutrients at each meal. Additionally nutrients may be either

converted to glucose and stored or excreted without providing a

benefit to the body.

One common misconception regarding weight loss is there are foods

which can help to burn fat but this is simply not true. According

to the National Institutes of Health, " No foods can burn fat.

Some foods with caffeine may speed up metabolism (the way your

body uses energy, or calories) for a short time, but they do not

cause weight loss. " However, careful food selections can

contribute to an increased daily caloric expenditure. Choosing

whole grains and fiber rich foods can cause you to require more

energy for digestion. Refined foods such as white breads and

pasta are fairly easy to digest and do not require as much energy

as foods such as whole grain breads and vegetables.

Improving your Metabolism with Exercise Changes

Exercise, including both cardiovascular exercise and resistance

training, can also have a positive impact on metabolism. When

performing high intensity cardiovascular exercises you are

burning calories. Regular exercise can keep your need for

calories higher and will help to improve your metabolism. Not

only do you burn calories while you are exercising but you also

enjoy an additional expenditure of calories as your body cools

down from an exercise session.

Resistance training can help to boost your metabolism in a couple

of ways. The movements performed in resistance training require

calories for your body to move and lift the weights.

Additionally, weight training can help to increase muscle mass.

Muscles require more calories than fat so increasing the amount

of muscle automatically increases the amount of calories your

body requires even at rest.

Improving Your Metabolism with Herbal Supplements

The use of herbal supplements can also have an impact on

metabolism. Products such as Meltorin taut their ability to

improve metabolism, suppress appetite and control cravings by

regulating insulin levels. More information can be found on this

subject at the following web address: www.Meltorin.com. The

information here can help you to determine whether or not this

type of product is right for you.

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